Surprise Cambodia (2): Angkor

After five hours in the narrow road bumps, after full diaojiaolou village, after tracts of farmland, we arrived at Siem Reap province.

In the Siem Reap River our bus stops, printed in our eyes is very plain landscape, folklore is authentic, hasn't been assimilated, the city remains of Siem Reap in Cambodia. Settled, we first to Angkor station – mountain nesbakken. Through natural mountain road, climbed the mountain is not high, we want to enjoy the evening in Angkor, but maybe not for us, it was not gloomy, let us see the expected sunset, but bakheng let us first understand the distinctive Angkor. More difficult than mountain climbing is bakheng step, step up to 30 levels, each level bench has three times the normal level is high, and the steps and narrow can only hold of the foot, one must rely on both hands help, sideways foot to help climb up really is in the "climb". Of course, climb it naturally has its value, the list of small hills, although some grey weather, but still feel feet and nose is hundreds of years old, mottled Tower Temple still retains its basic form, squatting, Lion statue although incomplete, but still stand proud guards, all very real, as if the history is not to tell people they are forgotten. Angkor building momentum and style to me is a surprise, maybe Buchan mountain nesbakken Temple at Angkor is not spectacular, but when I first saw, I know, Cambodia brought me surprise will be far more than this.

Go to the female Palace, the dry season of Cambodia in the morning wind rain, when large and small, although we are equipped with umbrellas, but almost all of Cambodia's road is muddy, let us worried.

Fortunately, when we went through a period of time in "massage on bumpy road", the rain had stopped and took away the dust in the air, let us rare breathing the fresh air in Cambodia. Female Palace is not very big, like a rainbow hiding in the jungle, because female Palace built in red sandstone, the whole temple is no longer a single gray color, although there is no sun, but mottled red and black and white the Temple still sparkling, finely crafted sculpture tells the story of hundreds of years ago, at the top of the temple overlapped each corner has a fine carving, let us look at the used smooth sliding wall of modern buildings amazing its uncanny! modern man to efficiency standards, has gradually forgotten ancestors left us unable to measure value. From female Palace on the way back, we approach than grain Temple, although and Angkor compared to other construction, he slightly inferior, but landed on top of the pitiful Temple, I am reminded of the myth of a lens: a long-haired beauty is in these ruins, towards the Sun, with yoga. Although the moment Sun did not come, but our team or with great interest of the temple before the Yoga pose swing up, although this is not India, but we still feel a regression and harmony.

(Female Palace)

(Female Palace)

Visit Angkor Wat (or Angkor) this is one of the seven wonders of the afternoon, because it is the only one of numerous temples sit East towards the West.

Across the wide moat, we have been looking into the classic three pagoda shape, this is the symbol of Cambodia, it appears in every corner of Cambodia, from the flag to the commemorative coin, people want to forget that there is a hard, Cambodia provides that a building will not exceed the height of Angkor Wat, which we can easily see its importance. This was after four hundred years, has undergone spectacular Angkor Empire, have gone through hundreds of years of quiet, still preserved in Angkor Wat, finally unveiled its mystery. Its majestic's powerful and heavy history as far as I'm concerned it was a big surprise. Indeed the term heavy can be used to describe the Angkor Wat, the building is constructed, each tower Temple are stacked in the thick of the rocks, each level bench are thick, and covered in human history are extremely thick, this is the pride of the Khmer people! Angkor VAT Base is also maintained, although some areas have been weathered, some relief is not very clear, but that only proves that it is the result of the test of history, is no longer a single tone precisely shows it the storms. Brilliant overall shape and the exquisite fairy Emboss radiance, an atmosphere of a beautiful; towering Quartet Tower Temple and neatly rounded window column radiance, a soft and sturdy one; dark and difficult to set foot on the top of the tower and cloister of sunlight complements radiance, a mysterious a dazzling. Compared with the artificial level, we select the original facade, feeling the steps of the ancients worshiped. Standing in the center of Angkor Wat, I suddenly felt a bit thick and more sublime feeling – dignified, when I close my eyes, all around as if through a spatio-temporal tunnel, to the hundreds of years ago, the war ended Seger, embossed on the story as if suddenly became a reality; but soon everything again calm, Angkor VAT became an empty city, almost been forgotten for centuries, it became a hermit in a secret, an unknown treasure. After this a try, then awoke, puts on the class of visitors and a flashing light becomes more precious, we all get lucky, looking at the gateway to the jungle glimmering Angkor end, I have a strong sense of history can scour everything, but did not take away the treasures, the treasures while leaving a stone, but we can still feel it wants to tell of Khmer culture and history. No wonder the building referred to as "historical" setting.

(Angkor entrance)

(Angkor in the Tower Temple)

(Angkor relief)