They are the ornamentation motifs of flower, vine, flame, lotus petals, bamboo-shoot or water-buffalo teeth, used to decorate objects and architectural elements throughout Cambodia, and people have long drawn these motifs from the environment and social life - from the Angkorian period to today.
The decorative flourishes in the Chinese-themed rooms--silk pillows, framed lotusflower prints, armoires made of mappa burl wood or sycamore--make them a touch more interesting than the Western rooms, but nothing feels particularly revelatory.