{"schemaVersion":"knowledge-article-v1","key":"golden-lions-roundabout-place-profile","topic":"travel","projectKeys":["kps99tv","xigangtong-map"],"locale":"en","sourceLocale":"zh","title":"Golden Lions Roundabout: place, symbolism and visit checks","summary":"A source-based place profile separating the Sihanoukville landmark from its appearance in the illustrated map, with guide dates and practical viewing and navigation checks.","blocks":[{"heading":"Place and names","sourceIds":["lions-en"],"text":"The Khmer name is តោពីរ; the English guide uses Golden Lions Roundabout. The source places the landmark at a traffic roundabout in central Sihanoukville and describes a paired gold-coloured male and female lion."},{"heading":"Appearance and symbolic interpretation","sourceIds":["lions-en"],"text":"The guide reads the lions and pearl motif as symbols of strength, peace, good fortune and local natural abundance. These are cultural interpretations of the sculpture. Gold colouring and a pearl motif do not establish that the monument is made from gold or pearls."},{"heading":"Viewing and photography","sourceIds":["lions-en"],"text":"The source suggests observing both the overall composition and its details. View and photograph from a safe position, without standing in the carriageway or crossing moving traffic for a photograph. Parking, admission charges and opening times are not confirmed on this page."},{"heading":"Its place in Sihanoukville Guide","sourceIds":["map-en","lions-en"],"text":"The project introduction names Golden Lions Roundabout among places represented in the illustrated map, with place information and related travel content. The artwork adjusts proportions and positions: use the real place name to check an actual route rather than treating the illustration as road navigation."},{"heading":"Source dates and editions","sourceIds":["lions-en","map-en"],"text":"The place guide was first published on 22 October 2026. This page uses the guide and project-introduction editions observed on 27 October 2026. That date is not a construction date for the monument or an asserted first-release date for the map."}],"sources":[{"asset":"travel","canonicalUrl":"https://www.kps-tv.com/en/travel/detail/golden-lions-roundabout","id":"lions-en","key":"golden-lions-roundabout","locale":"en","proof":{"publicationId":"43","publishedRevision":"2"}},{"asset":"site-page","canonicalUrl":"https://map.kps99tv.com/intro/en/","id":"map-en","key":"map-project","locale":"en","proof":{"contentHash":"97062792bdaa1c5aa64c056668a313069b1d34ab27e9b117de3c684738df7c1f"}}],"proof":{"publicationId":"4","publishedRevision":"3"},"publishedAt":"2026-10-27T11:18:01.773Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-27T11:18:01.773Z","sourceObservedAt":"2026-10-27T11:18:01.770Z","availableLocales":["zh","en","km"]}