siem reap-- cambodia travel

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1、SiemReap--CambodiaTravelACityCarvedinStoneBayonwithitscarvedheadsofJayavaramanVIIFromthe9thtothe14thcenturies,(atatimewhenEuropewasstillstrugglingoutoftheDarkAges),theCambodianEmpireofAngkorencompassedmostofpresent-dayLaos,Vietnam,CambodiaandThailand. Theheartofthisempired

2、uringitspeakinthe12thcenturywastheancientcapitalofAngkorThom(nearpresentdaySiemReap),thesiteoftheworldlargesttemplecomplexesthatwasonlyrediscoveredin1861,overgrownbyjungle. Thisspectacularcitywasbuiltover30yearsunderthereignofSuryavarmanII(1113-1150).Thewholeareacovers400s

3、quarekilometersandisbrimmingwiththefinestexamplesofKhmerartandarchitecture. Visitorsarealwaysamazedatthesheerscaleoftheplace.WithintheAngkorWatcompoundalone,youwillfindmorethan100stonemonumentsandtempleedifices,eachofwhichcontainscountlessstatues,sculpturesandbasrelievesth

4、athaveweatheredextremelywelloverthelast800years.Toseethewholethingcantakeseveraldays,asyougetdelightfullylostinitslabyrinthinecorridors. ThemostimportanttemplestovisitintheareaareAngkorWat?Especiallyatsunriseandsunset;AngkorThom,theremainsofthecapital;TaProhm,apalaceovergr

5、ownbyjungle;andPreahKhan,whichisalsoovergrownandintheprocessofrestoration. SeeAsia’sGreatLakeTheTonleSapisthelargestfreshwaterlakeinSoutheastAsia,covering27,000hectaresindryseason(NovembertoMay)and150,000hectaresduringtherainyseason(JunetoOctober).TheTonleSapRiverreversesa

6、ccordingtotheseasonandtheTonleSapactsasanoverflowreservoirforthehugeMekongRiver.Itisabeautifulandtranquilplacetoexplorebyboatandvisitorstotheareashouldn’tmisstheopportunitytodoso. TheTonleSapismorethanjustaprettyfacethough.ItisvitaltoCambodiaalreadytenuoussurvival.Itproduc

7、es100,000tonsoffisheveryyear?Anincredible80%ofthepopulationproteinintake.Unfortunately,hugedamprojectsinChinaalongwithothersinLaosandThailandareaffectingtheflowofwaterandthreateningtheecosystemofthismagnificentbodyofwater.