Laos/Cambodia: A long pirogue stands in front of a traditional house on stilts by the banks of the Mekong River. Engraving by Henri Mouhot (1826-1861), 19th century. Accounts of pirogue races in Indochina date back to the Angkorian period when the Khmers under King Jayavarman VII triumphed over the Chams of Champa after a prolonged naval war (1177-81). Years later, French colonists witnessed boat races which are thought to be the forerunners of today's dragon boat and naga serpent boat racing.

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