Angkor Wat means “capital of temples” in Sanskrit. It was built in the 12 th century to worship Vishnu. It took people thirty years to build this temple alone. After its completion, it has become the focus of world attention, the national treasure of Cambodia and the largest temple in the world for hundreds of years.
In 1992, UNESCO listed Angkor Wat as a World Cultural Heritage Site. Its monuments attract countless people, and countless people travel to Angkor Wat every year.
The architecture of Angkor Wat is solemn. Walking in it, you can feel the pious faith from the bottom of your heart, and you can also feel the precipitation through time. It is not an ordinary historic site. Here, it seems that all the time that has flowed has never disappeared. It has left behind all the yesterday, and every day since the 12 th century has stayed here and never left.
The art carved on those ancient walls has a very high standard. Angkor Wat sits east and west, with a rectangular plane and two stone walls. Every detail is either a trace of time or an exquisite statue, which makes people linger.
Having seen many historic sites, Angkor Wat’s comprehensive ranking should be among the top five in the world. This building from the 12 th century has been preserved to this day, with its large scale, exquisite carving and magnificent style, which is countless to the world. Walking here, the sunshine shines on the historic sites, and time seems to become mottled. However, if you can encounter a drizzle, it will be another style.
Apart from its superb artistic and religious significance, we are more impressed by Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love. At the end of the film, Tony Leung Chiu Wai came to Angkor Wat alone and quietly buried his heart in a tree hole. The world didn’t allow such a love result, so he had to permanently seal this secret in Angkor Wat.
But why did you choose Angkor Wat? After watching the movie, I wasn’t sure. It wasn’t until I really came to Angkor Wat that I realized that the uncapturable time and irreparable emotions were only suitable for storage in such a historical scene in Angkor Wat, and the tension of the passage of time was vividly displayed in the lens.
But Angkor Wat, which came out of time, buried more than love. It was the bloody storm and thousands of twists and turns of a dynasty. At that time, the stirring spirit became the whisper of tourists at this time, leaving only the Khmer smile, which was the attitude that all beings and gods should have. When you exist, you should smile, think with a smile, be sad with a smile, and face the success and death of the world with a smile.
If you love traveling, you can’t miss Angkor Wat. Every year from November to February of the following year, and from June to October, it will be a more suitable time to travel to Angkor Wat, but Angkor Wat will have a different appearance during these two periods. Angkor Wat is sunny in winter, and summer is the rainy season. At this time, Angkor Wat will show a more charming atmosphere in a summer rain.
Hopefully there will be another time, walking into Angkor Wat in a drizzle.