Angkor, the home of gods

Constructed in the 9th century and reached a peak during the reign of King Suryavarman II (1113 - 1150) in the first half of the 12th century. Suddenly missing in the darkness of Indochina jungle for more than 5 centuries, synonymous with oblivion human until it was discovered by French explorers in the 19th century.

Mysterious smile on Bayon's face (Photo: peterwalker)

But is such a magnificent architecture, so splendid, really forgotten? Is not! The centuries-old Khmer still know that there is a wonder of their nation's heritage hidden by an everlasting old forest. The old and dark forest received the mission of hiding and not Angkor. This is an argument by Michael Freeman, an American researcher.

Angkor now exposes himself in the light of 21st century civilization. It remains silent to puzzle with mankind: Where does the mountain rock come from? How to transport and build when there is no modern technology like today, why does it still have the presence, greatness and mystery like strange smiles on Bayon faces .

God-like beauty - is it true that the temple of Angkor has inspired the imagination
Tomb Raider's amazing archeologies? (Photo: angkor-net.de)

But within the small and mediocre scope of this article writer, Angkor will only be recognized by visitors' senses. The sensation of once admiring and touching the thousand-year-old stone slabs. Seeing smiles and faces across the darkness of time, it was enough to evoke the imagination of life and death, of the eternal moment .

Under the shadow of the divine tree

When found after five centuries, the thousand-year-old trees radiate huge roots taking down the long stone cliffs, the soft power that terrifies its cleavage of stone walls into fissures and slantings. the whole temple is thought to be worn out only. These ancient trees, these strange roots have been famous all over the world since the first photographs were published. In the afternoon of the skewers, the roots radiate like aura, sparkling with silver and gold - a beauty that astonishes visitors - The ' holy gods ' light up in the ruins of the temple. Ta Phrom station in the Angkor complex. One of the mysterious and majestic impressions symbolizing the power of nature with every visitor when admiring.

Tree roots like giant hands take down temples .
(Photo: goldenorangehotel)

N laugh in the dark

The creepy, lively smile revealed from the thousand-year-old roots seems to have turned away .

It is difficult to count how many reliefs carved Apsara images of all Angkor. The sculpture here has reached its peak. Bayon smiles were also famous all over the world. The nose and lip lines are soft and smooth on the rock. A smile of fullness or pleasure, mystery, difficult to understand as a spiritual challenge of the divine to man. In the cluster of roots that have been thousands of years old, once buried, tied up, imprisoned standing stone statues for thousands of years, sometimes reveal a face, a creepy smile to life. That smile challenged the darkness for centuries until it came to light today - in the rare photos of Tran Viet Duc - he just found out on this trip .

Wild beauty .

Angkor is being restored by Unesco. Nature, forgetfulness has devastated it quite heavily. But before the temple roofs collapsed, the piles of rock piled up with green moss, the admirers could not help but pity . How many glorious dynasties, how many footsteps of kings and beauties used to come here . Nowadays, there is only a vague, quiet feeling. Each traveler quietly crept through each stone door, carrying the darkness with a handbook or camera in his hand - each thought as an archaeologist, fumbling, digging and searching for divine traces and past man. The feeling is hard to find outside of the spectacular Angkor.

' How old is the moss green stone?' - The vestiges of ancient times
(Photo: goldenorangehotel)

I thought Ta Phrom had just been cleared from the old forest for five centuries
(Photo: goldenorangehotel)

Do Trung Quan