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Bayon Temple
Bayon located in the centre of ‘The Great City’, was a golden tower. A Chinese official, Zhou Daguan, who was sent by Timur Khan, grandson and successor of Kublai Khan, to the court of Shrindravarman III, the Khmer Sovereign who ruled from 1295 to 1307. Zhou Daguan came to Cambodia in 1296 and return in 1297. He wrote the book upon his return to China about everyday life of ancient Cambodia (Freeman 2006). He revealed about the great city and Bayon temple that: The wall forms a perfect square, with a stone tower at each face. At the (magical) center of the Kingdom (i.e. the central point of the city) rises a Golden Tower (Bayon) flanked by more than twenty lesser towers and several hundred stone chambers. |
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Banteay Srei Temple
It is located far from Angkor site and about 32 kilometers to the North of Siem Reap town near Phnom Kulen. It takes around 1 hour to reach it and 30 minutes at least to finish your visit. Banteay Srei, ‘Citadel of women’ was built by a Brahman priest or Guru ‘Yajnavaraha’ during the reign of King Rajendravarman II (944-967) and Jayavarman V (968-1001) in a small city call ‘Isvarapura’. |
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Wat Phnom
Wat Phnom is heart of Phnom Penh. It became an important religious site since Daun Penh, a wealthy widow who lived in the west bank of Chrap Chheam River (Tonle Sap River), found five Buddha statues in the hole of Koki trunks which were floating on the water to stuck at Daun Penh high land. Then, in AD 1372, Daun Penh ordered people to pile up earth at northeast her house and used those trunks to build up a temple on the hill to keep the five Buddha statues; since then the temple was named as Wat Phnom Daun Penh (Wat Phnom). |
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Tonle Sap Lake 'Great Lake'
One of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia located in heart of Cambodia connects to Mekong River and Phnom Penh city by Tonle Sap River (100km). The Tonle Sap Lake is a rich source of biodiversity for the entire Mekong system, particularly for fish and waterfowls. The lake is fourth most productive captive fishery in the world, providing at least 60 percent of the protein intake for the entire Cambodian population. |
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Ta Prohm Temple
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Ta Prohm located at the east of Angkor Thom. It was built in the middle of 12th century to early 13th century by king Jayavarman VII (1181-1220) for Buddhist. The temple was invaded by Jungle and remains intact. Kapok tree’s root spread over, under and in between the stones, probing walls and terraces apart, as their branches and leaves intertwine to form a roof above the structures. |
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