Angkor Wat refers to Angkor Wat, located about 6 kilometers north of Siem Reap. It used to be the capital of the Khmer Rouge kingdom, and films such as Tomb Raider and In the Mood for Love were filmed here, which is regarded as one of the four wonders of the ancient East.
There are more than 600 Angkor monuments, of which the Big Angkor and the Little Angkor are the main components, including many exquisite pagodas and numerous stone reliefs, all made of huge stones. The stupa is carved with statues of various shapes, some of which are several meters high. The five lotus-bud-like pagodas in Angkor Wat are towering into the sky and are exquisite buildings that Khmer people are proud of. In addition to Angkor Wat, Angkor Wat and three capital centers, Banteay Srei and Sky Palace are also famous scenic spots in Angkor Wat.
Angkor Wat combines two basic layouts of Khmer temple architecture: the altar and the cloister. The altar consists of three rectangular corridors, which surround the platform of Mount Sumi, and each floor is higher than the other, symbolizing Mount Sumi in Indian mythology, which is located in the center of the world. Five pagodas stand at the top of the altar, arranged in a five-point plum blossom pattern, symbolizing the five peaks of Xumi Mountain. A moat surrounds the temple, symbolizing the Aral Sea around Mount Sumi.
Angkor wat is a mysterious place. During the Angkor Dynasty, Khmer people built a large number of palaces and temples, and Angkor gradually became the social and spiritual center of the whole kingdom. Later, when the Thai invaded, the Khmer gave up Angkor on the northern slope and moved to Phnom Penh. Since then, the glory of Angkor has gradually been covered by the jungle. It was not until 65438+ 1960 that the French rediscovered Angkor, a great historical relic, that it became famous in the world. Since then, the cleaning and restoration of Angkor Wat has been going on. Although it experienced jungle erosion, collapse, theft of cultural relics and the mid-Khmer Rouge period, the protection work never stopped and was not completed.