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Angkor historic site is located in Siem Reap province of Cambodia, more than 1000 years ago. It is a world cultural heritage project, one of the seven wonders of the world, and once the capital of Khmer kingdom. On November 11-16, 2015, I started from Chengdu with the tour group and took part in a 6-day and 5-night tour of Angkor. The travel notes are as follows:
D1, November 11 (Wednesday) preparation: to travel with a group to Cambodia is a landing visa. Tourists only need to bring their personal passport and two 2-inch white background color photos to the airport. No power converter is required. The power supply specifications in Kampuchea are in line with that in Chinese mainland. They all use two hole plugs. Cambodia has a lot of US dollars in circulation. Most of its products and meals are priced in US dollars. We need to bring us dollars in small denominations. I use the way of purchasing foreign exchange through online banking and withdrawing cash from outlets to purchase foreign exchange for $300, and the price of the foreign exchange purchasing card is 1: 6.3708. Cambodian currency, Riel, is not worth money. After arriving in Cambodia, you can exchange it from the tour guide. RMB is also easy to use in Cambodia, so we can prepare more small notes（ Send a group of street view photos of Siem Reap to understand the city.
Siem Reap
Double 11 singles day, travel alone. It's said that it's a 6-day 5-night tour. In fact, it's the first day to gather at terminal T1 of Chengdu Shuangliu Airport at 23:30 p.m. After the tour guide picked up the ticket, checked the luggage, checked the border and security, he entered the terminal at 01:00 the next day to wait. Every day, there is a tourist charter flight from Chengdu to Siem Reap. There is only one flight k6988 from Angkor airlines in Cambodia. The on time departure time is 01:45. It takes three hours. In the terminal, Dong Chengying, a female tour guide, explained the relevant matters and took away her passport and photos.
Siem Reap City
Siem Reap
The passengers of a charter plane are divided into several groups according to the level of tour fee. I am in group 1, which is a high price group. I'm in Angkor, Cambodia Five days and five nights to play five-star group, the group price 4500 yuan (group also gave 4980 yuan), because it is a single, also make up for the single room difference 900 yuan. Our group is the most expensive group to visit Angkor. There is no self funded project in the whole process. We don't go into the shopping mall and stay in the five-star hotel.
Siem Reap City
Siem Reap
Later learned that the choice of high price group is wise. Group 2, which is one grade lower than our group fee, is a 4-star group of 3800 yuan. It will charter a plane to come and return on the same day. The itinerary is exactly the same, but the self financed project is 750 yuan. Not only did not enjoy the five-star hotel rooms, breakfast, swimming pool, garden facilities and other treatment, but also the actual price is higher than us. Even lower, such as the more than 2000 yuan SamSung group, there are more self funded projects. The following are the self financed items charged by the low price group in US dollars: Angkor National Museum 30, little Angkor sunrise 15, Angkor smile performance 45, bengmili 45, Cambodian traditional massage 15, lichishan 50, a total of 150 US dollars, about 955 yuan. In addition, the low-cost group will arrange to enter 6 or 7 stores, such as cosmetics, wood carving, latex, jewelry, silk, duty-free, etc.
Siem Reap City
Siem Reap
D2: November 12 (Thursday)
The plane was two hours late, so we had to stay up all night at the airport and got on the red eye flight. 3: Take off at 45. The flight lasted about three hours, and there was an air meal on the way. It's 06:40 when we arrived at Luoli airport. It's daybreak. And Cambodia time is 05:40, there is an hour difference.
Luoli Airport
Siem Reap is the provincial capital of Siem Reap province of Cambodia, located about 311 km north of Phnom Penh. Siem Reap is the only and important place to visit Angkor historic sites, with a history of 100 years.
Luoli Airport
Luoli airport is not big. Its architectural style is local, with red roofs and sharp corners. After getting off the plane, tourists walk out of the airport directly. Because it was Cambodian airlines that delayed the flight, the airport exempted our visa fee and 10 yuan RMB tip.
Luoli Airport
After leaving the airport, I found a local guide, Zheng Daji, a male guide, who is a local overseas Chinese. In the later itinerary, he was responsible for the explanation. And Dong's Guide from China ran back and forth in several groups. After getting on the group bus, I learned that there were 17 people in our group 1, which was a small group.
Luoli Airport
Sokalai Villa Resort in Siem Reap
Sokalai Villa Resort in Siem Reap
There are Cambodian girls playing the unique musical instrument of Cambodia - xylophone in the hall.
The resort is a lush tropical garden. With the open-air swimming pool as the center, surrounded by a Cambodian style wooden double decker villas, it is very beautiful.
Sokalai Villa Resort in Siem Reap
We live in a big room with good WiFi signal, complete facilities and good quality of toiletries.
Sokalai Villa Resort in Siem Reap
No tour is arranged in the morning to make up for the tourists. Start with the breakfast buffet. The restaurant is outside, with an open-air swimming pool on one side and a lotus pool on the other. The restaurant also provides local food and all kinds of Western food, which is quite rich. During our 5-day trip, we did not change the hotel any more. We had buffet breakfast here every day.
Sokalai Villa Resort in Siem Reap
The hotel has not only an outdoor swimming pool, but also an indoor pool and gym. That's the advantage of staying in a five-star hotel. You can come swimming at any time.
Sokalai Villa Resort in Siem Reap
In the guide's hand, he changed 50000 Riels (RMB 100) by 1:500, mainly for tipping and snacks. Cambodia is a country that gives tips. The country is poor and the tips are small. Generally, 1000 Riels (2 yuan) are given at a time.
Sokalai Villa Resort in Siem Reap
At 12:00 noon, the whole group gathered in the hotel hall and drove out for lunch. Before going out, I put 1000 Riel tip on my pillow. This is what the tour guide said when taking over the tour. It's purely voluntary and should be put every day. Go to the Hyatt Angkor Hotel for lunch. This is a Chinese restaurant. The group meal is very common.
Sokalai Villa Resort in Siem Reap
Let's talk about Cambodia first. Cambodia is a country with a long history and ancient civilization. It established a unified kingdom as early as the 1st century A.D. Since the 1970s, Cambodia has experienced a long war. In 1993, Cambodia entered a new era of peace and development. Cambodia is one of the least developed countries in the world, whose economy is dominated by agriculture and its industrial base is weak.
Angkor temple
Angkor
Cambodia was founded in the second half of the first century AD and went through Funan, Zhenla, Angkor and other periods. From the 9th century to the 14th century, Angkor Dynasty was in its heyday, with strong national strength and developed culture, which created the world-famous Angkor civilization.
Great Angkor
Angkor
The existing Angkor historic site is a complete city composed of palaces, temples, gardens and castles. In 802 ad, King jayawaman II unified the Khmer Kingdom and built the capital on the North Bank of Tonle Sap Lake, named Angkor. Angkor gradually became the religious and spiritual center of the whole Khmer people. After the Thai invasion in 1431, Angkor was seriously damaged and the dynasty was forced to move its capital to Phnom Penh. After that, Angkor was abandoned and gradually submerged in the jungle until a French botanist discovered Angkor in 1860. It took more than 400 years for Angkor historic sites to be "lost" before they could be seen again.
Great Angkor
Angkor
Angkor was the capital of the ancient Khmer kingdom from the 9th century to the 15th century. Angkor was founded in 802 AD and completed in 1201, which lasted for 400 years. Angkor has more than 600 historic sites, covering an area of 45 square kilometers of forest. Among them, there are many exquisite pagodas and many stone reliefs, which are magnificent. In 1992, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee listed the entire Angkor site as a world cultural heritage site, together with the great wall of China, the Taj Mahal of India and the Borobudur of Indonesia Known as the four wonders of the East.
Angkor temple
Angkor
According to reports, not only Cambodia, but also the whole world's understanding and description of Angkor's heyday came from one book. Cambodia has a history of about 2000 years, but the recorded history is only about 500 years. Before the sudden disappearance of Angkor civilization in Cambodia, all the relevant descriptions were written by a Chinese named Zhou Daguan. Zhou Daguan was a geographer in Yuan Dynasty. In February 1296, he was ordered to go to Zhenla (today's Cambodia) and arrived in Angkor, the capital of Zhenla, in July. After returning, he wrote the book of Zhenla's local customs. It describes the heyday of Angkor. Later, the book was translated into many languages, becoming a precious international historical document and the only real-time record of ancient Khmer. Zhou Daguan's travel notes reveal Angkor's Millennium smile, which is a great contribution.
Angkor
Travel after dinner. At noon, the temperature was very high and hot, reaching 34 degrees. The best time to visit Angkor is from November to February, The rainy season is from June to October. We should try to avoid traveling in the hot season from March to May. We are still too early. We take the air-conditioned bus to visit the "Queen's Palace" which is the farthest from Angkor scenic spot. It's about 50 kilometers and an hour's drive. Along the way, you can see the real Cambodian countryside, markets and vendors, indicating the backwardness of Cambodia.
Siem Reap tourist centre
The tour guide will take us to Siem Reap tourist center to buy tickets. The ticket system of Angkor historic sites includes one-day ticket (US $20), three-day ticket (US $40), seven day ticket (US $60), etc. tourists can enter and leave n scenic spots without restriction after buying tickets.
Siem Reap tourist centre
In the tourist center, tourists take photos in front of the window, and then the tourist center prints the photos on the tickets. The printed tickets should be kept by tourists every day and checked in the scenic spot. If the ticket is lost, it cannot be replaced. Once found without tickets, a fine of $80. We bought a 3-day ticket for group purchase. We punched three holes on the edge of the ticket according to the date, which means that we can travel for 3 days with the ticket (two days of itinerary are not within the scope of Angkor scenic area).
Siem Reap tourist centre
14: 20, we arrived at the Queen's palace, known as the "Pearl of Angkor historic sites". Visit for one hour. The Queen's palace is the only temple in Angkor famous for its exquisite reliefs. Its exquisite reliefs and gorgeous colors are the best stone carvings of all temples in Angkor. It is also the peak of Cambodian art. Therefore, it is also known as the "diamond of Angkor art". However, the gate of the Queen's palace scenic area is very simple. With a few pieces of wood in one column, two or three staff members can check the ticket. Later, when I went to other scenic spots, I found that the tourist facilities of all the scenic spots were very poor. The gate was as simple as a few wooden gates, not like the grand gate of domestic scenic spots.
Queen's Palace
The Queen's palace, built in 967 AD and 1048 ad, is a flat temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. Unlike the blue sandstone used in most of Angkor's historic sites, all the building materials of the Queen's Palace are red, made of pink stone, volcanic stone and sandstone. Because the Queen's palace is built of Khmer's unique red clay with a lot of water, the color is extremely gorgeous, and it is conducive to carving complex and delicate patterns. After the completion of the palace, it becomes extremely hard after air drying, which is not bad for thousands of years.
Queen's Palace
The Queen's palace is small in scale and square. It faces east in the West. There are three walls inside and outside. The existing main buildings include three central towers and two Sutra pavilions. There is an entrance to the East and west of the Queen's palace, and the East is the main entrance.
Queen's Palace
On the front door there are magnificent sculptures of Vishnu sitting on the elephant god. The sculptures of the Queen's Palace are related to the two Indian epic chapters of Ramayana and Mahabharata. All the lintels and external walls are covered with exquisite carvings.
Queen's Palace
After entering the door is the first floor, there is a long road, which is flanked by "phallus" stone pillars. The stone pillars standing on the outside were originally the building of the corridor.
Queen's Palace
The small temples on both sides of the road are very dilapidated.
Queen's Palace
Entering the second floor, there is a passage paved with stone slabs in the middle.
Queen's Palace
Almost every inch of the Queen's palace is full of complicated patterns. The following is the most exquisite stone carving of the Queen's palace. The guide explained it in detail.
Queen's Palace
The carving of the Queen's palace is very elaborate and complicated. The carving on the main road and the broken lintel of the temple on both sides corresponds to a corresponding fairy tale.
Queen's Palace
Outside the second wall, you can see that the Queen's palace is surrounded by walls and moats. The guide said: the charming spirit lies in the second wall.
Queen's Palace
Out of the second floor, to the moat. In Angkor's temple buildings, there are moats.
Queen's Palace
Entering the third floor is a T-shaped temple. In order to protect the site, the central area is surrounded and visitors are not allowed to enter.
Queen's Palace
In the middle is the main altar, Three Pagoda shaped shrines juxtaposed on a platform more than 1 meter high. The highest one in the middle is dedicated to Shiva, the Brahma to the South and Vishnu to the north. All three are the main gods in Indian mythology. The pagoda has five layers, each of which is decorated with various statues of gods and ghosts. The pagoda base, the shrines on both sides and the gate tower are also various relief sculptures, most of which record the life scenes of the ancient Khmer people and the fighting scenes against foreign invasion.
Queen's Palace
On both sides of the main altar, there is a sutra Pavilion. On the right side is the story of Kama, the God of Shiva's love; On the left is the depiction of the "dark god", that is, the God of war Krishna, who killed the tyrant Gansha. The relief on the mountain wall reproduces the spectacular scenes in the epic of Ramayana, which can be studied well.
Queen's Palace
The Queen's palace, built in the 10th century, fully demonstrates the superb carving skills of Angkor period, with exquisite and vivid depictions, representing Angkor people's artistic talent and enthusiasm for religious belief. The religious creation, culture and art of the Queen's palace far exceeded that of the European Renaissance for more than 400 years.
Queen's Palace
Every lintel, every stone pillar and every relief of the Queen's Palace are shaped with clear lines. Under the setting sun, they are charming and lifelike. In particular, on the four walls of the temple, the goddess tivada, known as the Oriental Mona Lisa, has beautiful posture, smooth lines, plump chest and curly waist, which is not inferior to the world-class masterpieces. French artist Rodin once described it as: amazing beauty!
Queen's Palace
The Queen's palace has a very prominent statue of monkey sitting in the corner of the palace. The four monkeys knelt on their left knees and squatted on their right knees, as if they were having a little meeting. It's very interesting.
Queen's Palace
The sun is high in the sky, the hot sunlight sprinkles on the red sandstone, and the three towers are like burning flames under the sunlight. Because of this, there is a saying that Angkor is blue and the Queen's palace is red.
Queen's Palace
Not far from the Queen's palace, it belongs to the "rolos site group" of Angkor civilization. The luoluoshi site group was built in the 9th century, mainly composed of luolei temple, Bakong temple, Shenniu temple and other sites. Rolos site is the oldest site in Angkor Dynasty, which is known as the beginning of Cambodian classical art.
Lolei
16: 00, visit luolei temple for 30 minutes. Luolei temple was built in 893 AD and 1122 ad. it is a flat temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, more than 100 years earlier than Angkor and Angkor.
Lolei
The scenic spot of luolei temple is very small. It is a ancestral hall composed of four towers. It was built by King Indra Bama I in memory of his parents. The four towers are made of building materials such as tiles and red bricks.
Lolei
Luolei temple is in danger. It can only be described as a dilapidated state. Some towers are under repair.
Lolei
There is a relatively new temple beside the luolei temple.
Lolei
Down the slope of luolei temple is the school, but there are many young monks playing.
Lolei
In the parking lot, I saw a toot car. The so-called Dudu car is a motorcycle with a trailer that can carry guests. It has two seats and four seats. It is the main means of transportation in Siem Reap. Dudu car safety factor is not high, behind the two wheeled trailer is no brake. There are few taxis and buses in Siem Reap, and the scenic spots mainly rely on Dudu buses.
Lolei
In each scenic spot, there are many Cambodian girls peddling such things as gauze scarves, net bags, postcards and clothes. If the tourists don't buy things, the children will ask for money and read in Chinese: the family needs to buy food and medicine, and give some money. As soon as tourists pay, there will be a lot of children asking for money, but it's not much to give 1000 Riels to a child.
Lolei
17: 00 to Bakong temple, visit time 40 minutes. Bakong temple was built in 881 ad, 1134 years ago. It is a pyramid temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.
Bakong Temple
Bakong temple is the largest site in the luoluoshi site group and the first multi-storey temple mountain in Angkor site, which opened the architectural style of Angkor Dynasty in the form of temple mountain. Bakong temple is also the first Angkor temple to use sandstone stones instead of red bricks, so it is of great significance.
Bakong Temple
Bakong Temple used to be a large temple in the center of the city. It was a five story square golden altar with a side length of 65 meters at the bottom. The base point of each story was the original tower gate, and a pagoda stood at the top center.
Bakong Temple
Bakong temple is larger and more complete than Shenniu temple and luolei temple. There was a moat outside the temple, but it has dried up. Visitors enter from the east tower gate, walk up the stone ladder and look back to see a new school not far away.
Bakong Temple
According to experts' research, the vast majority of Angkor's buildings are built by the method of stone piling, that is, the carved large black stones (weighing up to 8 tons) are built one by one. The same is true of Bakong temple. There are too many relics on both sides of the stone ladder.
Bakong Temple
Bakong temple was once the site of the Early Imperial Palace. The five step tower symbolizes the sacred mountain "Xumi mountain" in Hinduism.
Bakong Temple
Hinduism believes that the center of the universe is a Xumi mountain, so Bakong temple is represented by a five step golden altar. There are lions and elephants on the steps.
Bakong Temple
In the distance there are several towers under repair.
Bakong Temple
In fact, the pagoda at the top is similar to a man's penis. Ancient Khmer people believed in Shiva, which was expressed in the most primitive form of penis.
Bakong Temple
Under the sun, the tower glitters, showing the power of men.
Bakong Temple
After visiting, visitors can go out from the west tower gate and return to the parking lot along the circular canal. You can also return to the east tower gate the same way.
Bakong Temple
A school by the aisle is beautifully built.
Bakong Temple
17: 30. Visit Shenniu Temple (also known as bileko Temple) for about 20 minutes. Shenniu temple is named because there are three Shenniu in front of the temple. Shenniu represents the mount of the Hindu god Shiva.
Shenniu Temple
Shenniu temple was built in 879 ad, 1136 years ago. It is a flat temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. It is the second largest building in the ruins of rolos.
Shenniu Temple
Shenniu temple was built by Indra Bama I in order to worship the ancestors of Shiva and the king. In the early days, it was red brick style, and the building entity was made of brick, but the door pillars, door frames, lintels, statues and stairs had been replaced with stone carvings. So it's a more advanced construction technology than the luolei temple.
Shenniu Temple
Shenniu temple has built six towers engraved with Sanskrit on the high platform, which has become the most remarkable feature here. The stone carvings of crouching cow and elephant are very exquisite. The architectural style of the Queen's palace is inherited and developed on the basis of the style of Shenniu temple.
Shenniu Temple
17: 30. Visit Shenniu Temple (also known as bileko Temple) for about 20 minutes. Shenniu temple is named because there are three Shenniu in front of the temple. Shenniu represents the mount of the Hindu god Shiva.
Shenniu Temple
Before 18 o'clock, the sun is getting dark and everything is about to die. After returning to Siem Reap City, have a buffet dinner at mondian restaurant.
Mondian Restaurant
Mondian Restaurant
Most of the dishes are of Cambodian style, rich in flavor. You can also enjoy the authentic "Khmer dance" during the meal.
However, the rhythm of Khmer dance is very slow. After eating half of it, one dance is not finished. Back to the hotel after dinner.
Mondian Restaurant
D3: November 13 (Friday)
Breakfast is on the hotel buffet. In order to respect the local beliefs and customs, the top should have sleeves, not shoulders, and the bottom should be over the knee. You can't wear too much. 8: 00 to Angkor. Angkor, also known as Angkor capital (also known as Tongwang city), is the capital of Angkor Dynasty in ZhenLa kingdom. Angkor was built in the 12th century, more than 800 years ago. Angkor has a square wall surrounded by a moat. Visitors to Angkor have to change to medium buses. In Angkor Dynasty, the most luxurious means of transportation was the king's war elephant, so the size of the city gate was tailor-made for the king's "luxury car", so the door opening was very small.
Tongwang City
Our car goes in at the South Gate of Angkor city and goes out at the north gate. Angkor is a square city, protected by the city wall and moat. The city wall is 8 meters high, with five gates, 20 meters high. The gate is a tower structure, and each tower has four Buddha statues. There is a bridge outside the gate connecting the city and the outside. On both sides of each bridge, there are 27 2.5-meter-high kneeling stone busts in a row, symbolizing both gods and demons.
Tongwang City
Visitors can ride an elephant from the gate to the Bayon temple in the center of the city.
Tongwang City
Angkor Thom) in the late 12th century, it was the most magnificent capital in the history of Southeast Asia, with a population of more than one million at its peak. Angkor was destroyed many times in the war, then rebuilt several times, and finally abandoned in 1426. Angkor means city in Sanskrit, and Thom means big. A million people were really a big city in those days.
Tongwang City
There are a lot of buildings in Angkor, such as bayong temple, Bafang temple, air palace, steps of King Mang, steps of war elephant, tower of zodiac, etc. The bayong temple in the center of the city is carved with four Buddha statues, known as "Khmer's smile". We 8: 30, start to visit, visit time 2 and a half hours.
Tongwang City
At the edge of the passage into Angkor City, there are a group of geese.
Tongwang City
Visitors can walk up the wooden ladder to every corner of Angkor.
Tongwang City
The peak of Angkor building community was in the period of King jayabama VII, the most powerful Khmer kingdom. At this time, the national strength of Angkor Dynasty reached its peak, with its territory reaching the coastline in the East, western Myanmar in the west, southern Laos in the north, Malay Peninsula in the South and almost the whole Indochina Peninsula in the south.
Tongwang City
Angkor city covers an area of nearly 9 square kilometers. It is the last national capital before the end of the glorious era of Angkor civilization. According to Zhou Daguan's Zhenla Fengtu Ji, at the end of the 13th century, the city of Angkor was prosperous and bustling, with magnificent buildings, which was no inferior to the city of the Yuan Dynasty at that time.
Tongwang City
Angkor is a square city with one kilometer long outer wall. It is a comprehensive complex of palaces, cabinet offices and ceremonial temples. The great Angkor site can clearly reflect people's sacrifice, trade, expedition, criminal law and so on in Angkor Dynasty.
Tongwang City
Visitors can take a close look at the sculptures in each window, or sit down in front of the window to take photos and savor them.
Tongwang City
Tourists can also walk along the long corridor to feel the time of the year.
Tongwang City
Visit Bayon, the most magnificent building in the city. Bayon is also the most important part of the brother city center of Angkor. Built at the end of the 12th century, Bayon temple is a temple built for itself by King jayabama VII. It is a historic site mixed with Buddhism and Hinduism. It is also the last national temple in Angkor.
Bayong Temple
The whole building of bayong temple is divided into three floors, the lower two floors are square, and the top floor is round. There are 49 pagodas on the top floor. The largest Pagoda in the middle is more than 40 meters high, and others are surrounded by it like stars holding the moon. Each pagoda is engraved with four smiling Buddhas facing four directions, representing kindness, compassion, joy and sacrifice. If you look carefully, each portrait has a different smile style, so you can have a good taste. It is said that every face here is based on the appearance of jayabama VII.
Bayong Temple
Angkor historic site is famous for its "rich real La" and "smiling Khmer". The Bayon temple is even more famous for its "Khmer man's smile", which is comparable to Mona Lisa's woman's smile. The man's face is similar to that of Sakyamuni in Chinese Buddhist temples, with wide forehead, flat nose, big ears, thick lips, eyes slightly closed, mysterious and kind, full of Buddhist dignity and benevolence, and the high unity of man and God. But in terms of delicacy, compared with delicacy, the "Khmer's smile" head made of Jushi is slightly inferior.
Bayong Temple
There are abundant reliefs on the walls of the square cloisters on the lower two floors of the bayong temple. The inner layer is mainly composed of myths and religious stories, such as the image of the sea of milk and Vishnu; The outer layer takes real life as the theme, from the ancient war records to the life of ordinary people, the scenery of Donglisa lake, etc., which are precious historical sites that can not be ignored.
Bayong Temple
In bayong temple, there are many tourists and young girls in Khmer clothes.
Bayong Temple
Angkor city also has the "ancient palace", which is the place of sacrifice“ In the ancient court, there are carved buildings of ancient magistrates and King leprosy“ This is the place for the king to inspect“ "Zodiac Tower" is a place where people used to perform by walking on steel cables in ancient times. We were not arranged to visit Bafang temple, Shengjian temple, battle elephant steps, etc.
Bayong Temple
11: 30 to "tapulen Temple", visit for 1 hour. On the top of the mountain gate is still a four sided Buddha.
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There is no gate, no railings, tourists check tickets, along the gravel road. There are many rare trees along the way, such as mahogany, tung oil wood, etc. the guide will stop to explain.
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By the side of the road, Cambodian folk bands are playing and selling CDs, actually begging for money.
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Tapulun temple was built by jayabama VII for his mother. This temple was built in 1186 ad, 829 years ago, is a flat temple, worshiping Buddhism. At that time, tapulun temple was a temple with the functions of eminent monks, sacrifices, dancers, temples and convents.
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Tapulun temple is also known as "the temple of tree roots.". After 500 years of desert, there are huge trees in the gate of the temple, which is regarded as a spectacle, so it is also called "tree holding stone" place.
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Tapulen temple is also the main location of the movie Tomb Raider starred by Angelina Julia. The mysterious atmosphere in the tomb, the dark danger in the forest, the strange and strange story, together with the thick banyan tree with wrong roots riding on the vicissitudes of Angkor temple, make the shooting place famous. After the film was shown, there were a lot of tourists. Until now, it is still a must for tourists.
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Tapulun temple may be particularly suitable for banyan growth. The century old trees on the walls of the hall and temple are entwined with millennium old stones, which is a wonder. The interweaving and collision of nature and human miracles make it more attractive.
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Banyan trees can be found everywhere in the front and back courtyards of tapulun temple. They are like big snakes winding around the huge roots of historic sites. They can only be supported by tripods.
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This is the location of the treeback scene in Tomb Raider. Whether it is outside the building, or inside the building, the front and back of each door are different landscapes.
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The ruby in the center tower and the surrounding gold are all lost, leaving only the hollowed out holes. You can imagine what a local tyrant he was.
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The interior of tapulen temple is like a labyrinth. Tourists can travel through the historic sites to find the historic sites entangled by the roots, the scenes in the ancient tomb raids, and the Buddha statues wrapped by the historic sites.
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Walking around the outer wall of tapulen temple, the walls are covered with moss, and there are many iconic scenes of historic sites wrapped in trees.
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Tapulun temple is almost symbiotic with the forest. Everywhere, there are broken walls tightly entangled by thick roots. The branches come out of the cracks in the rocks, fall from the ceiling, wrap the corridor, and even block the doors and windows.
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Huge stones are easily pried by tree roots. The tree roots are like a python tightly wrapped around the ruins, just like the scene of giant squid fighting with whales in the sea. The roots of banyan are like the powerful tentacles of squid, twining and strangling huge whales.
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Many roads have been blocked by huge rock collapses, so it's easy for tourists to get lost in the temple.
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There are crane machines working in the backyard of tapulun temple, but if you want to kill banyan trees, it will not damage the historic temples. I'm afraid it's the most difficult project in the restoration of Angkor Wat historic sites. I hope they succeed!
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13: After lunch at barken hill restaurant, go back to the hotel for lunch break. As Siem Reap is very hot at noon, and the main scenic spots are relatively close to the urban area (except the Queen's Palace), the tour group arranges tourists to go back to the hotel for rest at noon after visiting in the morning, and then travel in the afternoon.
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14: 00, we went to visit little Angkor. Visit for 3 hours. Angkor is also known as Angkor Wat and Angkor temple. Little Angkor is the best preserved building in Angkor historic sites. It is large-scale, perfectly symmetrical and exquisitely embossed, reflecting the peak of Khmer classical architectural art. In the 12th century, suyabamo II, king of Zhenla, established his capital in Angkor. With the help of the whole country, it took nearly 90 years from 1112 to 1201. During this period, the best architects, sculptors, painters and craftsmen in the country were employed one thousand and five hundred Million person times. Angkor is more than 900 years old, more than 100 years earlier than Angkor.
Angkor temple
Generally speaking, all temples around the world face east from the west, with their gates in the East. Only the gate of the little Angkor temple faces to the west, which puzzles archaeologists who study ancient Khmer. On the way to the main hall, there are Hucheng bridge, west gate, outer courtyard, lotus pool, inner courtyard, main hall, circular corridor and central tower. Go to the moat first.
Angkor temple
Angkor is surrounded by a 190 meter wide moat, which defends Angkor into a large matrix. Tourists should first cross the 250 meter long moat bridge before entering the temple. The Hucheng bridge was rebuilt with sandstone slate, which is the material of the original site. The early bridge deck was collapsing, and it was said that the bridge was also inlaid with gold and precious stones at that time.
Angkor temple
After passing the Hucheng bridge, you come along the Central Avenue to the west gate, which is composed of three gatehouses. The west gate is the main gate. There is a 3-meter-high statue of Vishnu in the middle gate. Many unmarried couples come here to pray for good luck. Little Angkor was not only a temple, but also a palace and a mausoleum. It was estimated that 20000 people lived in the area surrounded by the moat at that time.
Angkor temple
On the left and right sides of the west gate is a long corridor decorated with reliefs. From time to time, monks wearing bright orange cassocks and barefoot appear.
Angkor temple
On both sides of the Central Avenue, which is nearly 10 meters wide, there are balustrades decorated with the statue of karusha, praying for good weather in Khmer.
Angkor temple
The statue of Jia snake is also called seven headed snake. Art sculptures of seven headed snakes can be seen everywhere in Cambodia, which is called "dragon" according to Cambodians.
Angkor temple
After entering the west gate is the outer courtyard, which is connected with the inner courtyard by a 10 meter wide and 350 meter long bluestone road. When you come to the end, you will find that Qingshiban road is actually the body of seven headed snakes. On both sides of the road, there are two symmetrically distributed Sutra Pavilion and two square pools.
Angkor temple
Little Angkor has five corn cob like pagodas towering high above the clouds. It is a superb building that the Khmer people are proud of. Different locations of tourist stations lead to different pagodas. The closer tourists get to the main hall, the shorter the pagoda appears. From the front of Qingshiban Road, you can see only three pagodas. It forms the white hall sign in the middle of the Cambodian National Flag, which is printed on the Cambodian National Flag.
Angkor temple
Walk down the bluestone road to the square pools on both sides. The pool is called lotus pool, which is one of the best places to watch the little Angkor tower. Every morning, the lotus pond on the north side is full of tourists, which is the best place to watch the sunrise of Angkor.
Angkor temple
Come to the inner courtyard and start to visit the main hall. The main temple is the most magnificent temple in Khmer history and the largest temple in the world. At its center is a holy mountain, Mount Sumi, dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu.
Angkor temple
The main hall is built on a three-layer platform, which is composed of a three-layer rectangular corridor with the Chinese character "Hui" surrounding the xumitai. It is as high as a pyramid. It is dazzling and breathtaking.
Main hall
At the top of the main hall is Sumi mountain, a symbol of Indian mythology, which is located in the center of the world. It is composed of five mountain shaped pagodas arranged according to the mahjong pentathlon, symbolizing the five peaks of Sumi mountain. The temple is surrounded by a moat, symbolizing the Aral Sea around Xumi mountain.
Main hall
The first corridor is 800 meters long, and the walls are covered with exquisite relief, which is very gorgeous. The relief tells the story of Hindu mythology, which covers everything from heaven to hell, from war to secularity.
Main hall
Now exquisite relief and murals are surrounded in front of the forbidden to touch. But some of the murals were still touched bright.
Main hall
The second cloister is 7 meters higher than the first floor, with a circumference of about 430 meters. It is mainly decorated with various religious patterns, which means more decoration. There are a lot of beautiful fairies named apasara (also known as goddess tivada) dancing by the window of the dense stone fence outside. It is said that fairies are transformed from spray.
Main hall
These delicate statues of the goddess have different images, but they are all naked and lifelike. And the goddess's smile, so that the audience fell in love, so the West called "Oriental Monalisa.". There are 1000 goddesses in Angkor temple, but we haven't found two with grinning teeth.
Main hall
From the second corridor, you can see Xumi mountain. The height of the central tower is 65 meters. Four small towers arch the central main tower. From a distance, you can see the height of the central tower in different places. At dusk, the setting sun gives you a scene of Psychedelic color, which is the favorite of photography enthusiasts.
Main hall
The third corridor is on Xumi mountain. Tourists need to climb the steep stairs to get up. The steps leading to the central tower are called "Paradise steps". They are 13 meters high and almost perpendicular to the ground. They must be used hand and foot when climbing. In 1973, a French couple came here for a visit. His wife fell off the steps and died. The husband was very sad, so he donated money to repair the escalator, also known as the escalator of love.
Main hall
If the number of visitors is limited in the third corridor, you need to queue up. When queuing up, there are staff members to check, and they have higher requirements for women's wearing. Miniskirts, hot pants and suspenders are not allowed to climb to the top, even if they are wrapped with gauze cages / long scarves / scarves.
Main hall
The third corridor is about 75 meters long and is connected with five towers. The walls of the promenade are carved with reliefs depicting ancient Indian mythology.
Xumishan
The central tower is 75 degrees vertical and quite steep. The central tower covers an area of 40000 square meters. All the building stones used come from Lichi mountain 50 kilometers away. After crossing here by boat, they are polished. Each stone weighs 8 tons. There is no mortar or other adhesive between the stones. They are combined with each other by the regular shape of the stone surface and their own weight, which is very similar to the construction method of egji pyramids. Is Angkor temple a masterpiece of aliens?
Xumishan
From the third corridor, Angkor is blue.
Xumishan
Directly below the central tower, there are several different gods worshipped.
Xumishan
There are also monks in the third cloister, who are fortune tellers and become Buddhist temples. According to reports, Angkor temple believed in Hinduism before the 14th century. In the middle of the 14th century, Angkor temple became Mahayana Buddhist temple. In the early 15th century, Angkor temple became Hinayana Buddhist temple, which continues to this day.
Xumishan
Tourists can sit in a daze in the doorway and corridor, as if through time and space
Xumishan
Walking in the temple, you can see exquisite depictions everywhere, sometimes on the pillars, sometimes in the corner. Some of them are protruding, some are concave, and even the alternation of them is not difficult to find. Even the windows in the corridor are fenced with small stone pillars.
Angkor temple
Angkor is the leader in architectural design and construction. In the 12th century, Europe was still in the "Dark Age" and America was not yet civilized. Although China had an ancient civilization and Beijing (Yuandadu) had just begun to build, little Angkor, with its magnificent architecture, superb layout and exquisite carving, was the world's leading city!
Angkor temple
The architecture of Angkor civilization is very beautiful, but in the early 15th century, people suddenly went to the city. In the next 400 years, Angkor became a forest and wasteland full of trees and weeds, with only one once glorious ancient city hidden in it. Until the discovery of the site in the 19th century, even Cambodian residents knew nothing about it.
Angkor temple
It is said that the culture of any nation should have its continuity. Angkor is a dynasty that once flourished for 600 years, but its culture suddenly stopped and disappeared in the long history. There used to be more than one million people living in Angkor. Where has this people gone? Now it's a mystery that can't be solved.
Angkor temple
At the end of the movie in the mood for love, Tony Leung tells his secret to the tree cave beside Angkor, and then covers it with grass. It is said that from now on, no one, including himself, will be able to remember the unforgettable past. This is a mysterious profile of Angkor. If you can't forget the past, tourists must go to Angkor and hide the secret here.
Angkor temple
When I went out, I saw a big monkey running up and down, very flexible. Monkeys appear from time to time in the open space and tower of little Angkor. Are they the descendants of the monkey Hanuman, who was ordered to guard Angkor?
Angkor temple
In fact, you can visit Angkor for a day. You need to savor its history and culture. But between the city and Angkor, there is a scenic spot bus, so you can only rent a Dudu bus. It's not cheap to rent a Dudu. It's more than ten dollars a time.
Angkor temple
17: 00, the sun began to sink, the team came to "Bakun mountain", to watch the world-famous Bakun mountain sunset, is also one of the best places to enjoy the sunset in the world! With a height of about 67 meters, Bakun mountain is the commanding height nearby. It has a very broad view and can overlook the whole face of Angkor.
Barken mountain
At the end of the ninth century, after yasubamo I moved his capital to Angkor, he built Bakun temple as a national temple on the top of Bakun mountain, the highest peak in Angkor.
Barken mountain
The most attractive part of Bakun monastery is the magnificent sunset here. It is said that with the sunset as the background, visitors can overlook the "great Angkor city" covered with golden gauze from Bakun temple in the afterglow, and can take a mythical and spectacular view!
Barken mountain