泰国秘密名城吴哥窟：失落的文明
Angkor Wat， one of the most beautiful and mysterious historical sites in the world. Located over 192 miles to the North-West of Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh， Angkor has been "protected" from tourism， and the customs and the cultures of the people living there have not changed much. However， intense internal waITre for over fifty years has impacted on the people and to an extent on the physical structure of the temples at Angkor.In 1991， the Khmer Rouge， the guerrilla movement， controlled the area. It was then very difficult to visit the area， and the only way to get there was by Helicopter from Phnom Penh. I will never forget when I first got out from the Helicopter， and stepped into the land of history， a land which the western civilization had forgotten. In this IT， I would like to discuss the history of the great temples of the "lost city" of Angkor Wat， but I would also like to describe some of my own observations from the summer of 1991.For many years， Angkor Wat was totally isolated from the Western World. Large， thick jungles covers the area， and it is located in the center of Cambodia. The French colonialists were the first westerners to get exposed to Angkor. They heard rumors from the local population about "temples built by gods or by giants." Most of the colonialists referred these rumors to folk tales， but some believed that there really was a "lost city of a Cambodian empire"， which had once been powerful and wealthy.The temples were first discovered by French missionaries in 1860. Henri Mahout， a French botanist started intensive research and restoration programs. These research efforts continued until 1968， when the Vietnam war disrupted the studies. Initially， he did not believe that the temples were built by Cambodians， but by another race which had concurred and occupied Cambodia for over 2000 years ago. His theory would later be proven to be incorrect， after that researchers discovered scripts on the walls of the temples， and stone sculptures， that have made it possible for archeologists to piece together the history of Cambodia. Now it is known that Angkor， was the great capital city of the Khmer empire from the city's founding in about AD 880 until about 1225.The history of Angkor Wat dates back to the kingdom of Funan. This kingdom was established by an Indian Brahmin， and in AD200， the country was peacefully settled by Indian traders. Four hundred years later， the kingdom had become a prosperous trading region. As the area was located on the Pilgrim rout between China and India， Hinduism and Chinese Buddhism was adopted by the new settlers. The Indian and Chinese influence can still be felt in Cambodia， and the temples of Angkor Wat closely resembles Hindu and Buddhist temples that can be found in Northern India and in Nepal. In the end of AD600， the Funan Empire lost much of its power to the kingdom of Chenla. The capital of this new empire， Sambor， was located about 40 miles to the Southeast of Angkor. During this time， beautiful sculptures and carvings in sand-stone was popular. In AD750， a king with a reputation of being a war-like person， who was able to expand the Chenla kingdom. However， trade with India stopped， and the Indonesian Empire raised to power.Massive expansion of the city continued throughout the next 200 years， and ambitious building programs expanded the city. Many temples were built. The temples are spread out over about 40 miles around the village of Siem Reap. Temples and similar structures to the temples that can be found in the city of Angkor are common sights in Thailand， Laos， Vietnam and in China. Perhaps the most famous temple， Angkor Wat， is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu was built during this period.Angkor Wat is the highest achievement of Khmer temple architecture， and is today the "flagship" of the temples at Angkor. The temple is a huge pyramid structure. The compound at Angkor Wat covers an area of 1，500 by 1，300 m（4，920 by 4，265 ft） and is surrounded by a vast moat 180 m（590 ft） wide. Along the causeway leading to the enormous entrance gate are balustrades shaped as giant serpents， which are believed to represent emblems of cosmic fertility. The temple consists of a towering complex of terraces and small buildings that are arranged in a series of three diminishing stories and surmounted by five towers. The roofed and unroofed structures are covered with bands of finely carved stone sculptures. The walls are covered with carved reliefs that illustrate Hindu mythology， principally scenes relating to the god Vishnu， to whom the temple was dedicated. The "mass of bas-relief carving is of the highest quality and the most beautifully executed in Angkor." All the temple mountains of Angkor were filled with three-dimensional images and every inch of the walls are covered by sculptures.In the beginning of AD1200， the Angkor and the Khmer empire started to decline. When Jayavarman VII died， the Thai Empire in the West emerged as a major power in the region. The Thai capital was moved to Ayudhya， near Angkor， and obviously threatened the Cambodian kingdom. In AD1389 the Thais attacked Angkor， and the city fell into the hands of the Thais. The 15th-century conquest of the Khmer kingdom by the Thais resulted（1431） in the final abandonment of Angkor. The city was deserted and the capital was moved to Eastward to the region of the present capital Phnom Penh.Miraculously， very little damage has been made on the Angkor region as a result of the bloody civil that has terrorized the Cambodia for over 30 years. The Khmer Rouge， an extreme-left organization has actively organized guerrilla activities against Prince Sihanouk's government. In 1975， many Buddhist monks who lived in the Angkor temples were massacred along with the majority of the Buddhist population as a result of a "social reorganization". However， Angkor Wat suffered very little structural damage in that attack. Today， archeologists from all over the world are actively involved in the restoration process of the temples. Much of the history of the "Lost city" of Angkor is still a mystery， but Angkor has entered the "Coca Cola" and "Kodak" age， and as Cambodia is becoming more developed， the mystical atmosphere at Angkor will disappear.中文简译吴哥窟，世界上带有秘密颜色也是最年夜度的历史奇不雅观之一，位于柬国都城金边东南方192公里。因吴哥的旅行本钱曾被保护，所以外埠居夷易近的文明风俗并没有窜改。但是50年狠恶的内战，使得人夷易近饱受战役之苦，也加深了吴哥庙宇的天然组成。1991年，高棉的游击队控制该地区，只要从金边搭乘直升机本领到达吴哥。作者描绘永久无法忘失落当他第一次踏上这块历史遗址－「失落的文明」，并介绍她所考察的吴哥。
多年来，吴哥窟不断伶仃于东方世界，她位于高棉的市中央且耐久被丛林笼盖。直到西欧国家第一次到达吴哥窟。这些法国人从外埠区夷易近的风闻晓得吴哥窟是由天主所制作的。年夜部分的法国人以为这些是无稽之谈。但有些人士却以为这是个一度强大而富裕的高棉，因政权衰落而被忘失落的都会。吴哥窟的庙宇是在1860年由法国传教士所发明。由法国的动物学家亨利莫。哈特开始钻研并揭开了这个奇不雅观。这个钻研继续到1968年因越南内战而结束。起初亨利莫。哈特以为这些庙宇并非由柬国所制作，只是在200年前同时被别的夷易近族所占有。而他的理想被以为是错误，因厥后的考古学家在庙宇墙上所发明的石雕及刻字，经拾掇整顿后拼集出高棉的历史后所证明。现在这个众所皆知的吴哥城，便是公元880年~ 1225年所制作最年夜的都会。
吴哥窟的历史要追朔到扶南王朝，扶南王朝是由印度下层人士所建立的，公元200年印度贩子开始假寓，400年后这个国家成为一个昌盛的商圈。因为该地区位于中国和印度的英国清教徒中央，所以印度教和释教也被移夷易近者所接受。中国和印度也影响了高棉，因此吴哥庙宇的修建也类似于在印度南方及尼泊尔所发明的释教和印度庙宇。公元600年扶南王朝开始衰落，新的都城建立于吴哥南方 40公里。这期间，雕琢精彩的雕琢品和砂岩雕琢品是最受接待的。公元750年，一个好战的国王开始扩展版图。但是跟着商业的衰落，取而代之的是武力。
吴哥窟是高棉修建中最后级的成绩，也是最好的庙宇。而庙宇皆是庞年夜的塔状修建物。吴哥窟的范围涵盖了1500*1300公尺，并环绕着180尺宽的护城河。沿着堤道即可进进蛇形雕栏的巨型门进口，该蛇形图绘意味着生生不断的力量。而庙宇是由平台和具有3个尖顶修建物和五个塔状的修建物所组成的。而不论有无屋顶的修建物都有一精彩的带状雕琢。墙壁上亦笼盖以图像刻画有关印度神话和重要事物的雕琢。吴哥窟年夜部分的雕琢都是最好也是最精彩的艺术品。
在 1200年末，吴哥和高棉政权开始衰落，泰国政府的权力开始显现并将都城移至吴哥附近的Ayudhya，要挟着高棉政府。1389年泰国降服了高棉抛却了吴哥城，并将政府移到现在的金边。奇不雅观似的，吴哥窟在经由了30年的内战，仅遭到少部分的损害，而高棉的游击队仍继承对抗泰国政府。1975年住在吴哥庙宇的僧侣年夜量的被屠杀，等于改朝换代后的功效。但是吴哥窟照旧只要遭到多数损害，现在良多的庙宇仍积极的修护中。失落的都会——吴哥窟的历史仍带有秘密颜色，但跟着进进“可口可乐”及“柯达”的期间和高棉的生长，吴哥窟的秘密魅力也将逐步流失。

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