The temples in Cambodia are the best and most magical. At one time, Cambodia dominated Southeast Asia, but now, it's smaller than Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
+Nam Bao Dumb race? Just because Cambodia is underdevloped in recent decades doesn't mean they're dumb. Historically speaking, Khmers built one of the most advanced civilizations in the history of Asia. Seriously, I'm NOT exaggerating. Here's a list of all the things that Khmer civilization has accomplished, some of which are world-record achievements. Khmers built the biggest religious structure in the world. Angkor Wat holds the Guinness World Record as the largest religious structure ever constructed in human history. I want you to think of all the Great Pyramids of Egypt. All the giant cathedrals and churches of Europe. All the enormous temples of China, India, and Arabia. Now, realize that not a single of them surpasses Angkor Wat in size. Khmers built TWO of the biggest pre-industrial water reservoirs ever constructed on the face of the Earth, called the East and West Barays. According to the Smithsonian, the West Baray reservoir is still the hand-built largest reservoir on Earth and is still in use today. Khmers engineered the single biggest pre-industrial urban city in all of human history, the hydraulic megacity of Angkor. Angkor stretches more than *1,000 square kilometers* and is carefully laid out with a vast and highly sophisticated network of canals, dams, reservoirs, roadways, bridges (speans), and other infrastructure. By comparison, New York City is less than 800 square kilometers today. Additionally, according to the National Geographic, Angkor supported up to a MILLION people at a time when London had thirty-thousand (30,000) inhabitants. Khmers constructed artificial islands hundreds of years before the Japanese built Wakae island, the first Japanese artificial island. Examples of Khmer artificial islands are the West Mebon, the East Mebon, and Neak Pean. Khmers developed one of the earliest writing systems in the history of Far East Asia. The Khmer alphabet is so old that it actually predates Kanji and Kana, the first Japanese writing systems (Kanji and Kana were developed in the 8th century, whereas the Khmer alphabet was developed in the 7th century). The Khmer alphabet also predates Hangul, the current Korean writing system (developed in 1443 AD). The Khmer alphabet is still in use today. When the Japanese and Koreans were building their royal palaces and temples out of wood and bamboo, Khmers were building theirs out of stone. Khmer high civilization lasted for almost 900 years (the Angkor and Chenla civilzations) and up to 1,300 years if you count Funan. The ONLY other civilization Asia that has historically surpassed the Khmers in terms of development were the Chinese. Not the Japanese. Not the Koreans. Not the Vietnamese.
+Nam Bao Making fun of the Khmer people for the genocide they've been through is like making fun of the North Korean people for being killed by their brutal dictatorship. It's like making fun of the Vietnamese people for killing each other in a civil war. It's like making fun of the Chinese people for being killed by Mao Zedong's genocide. In other words, it's tasteless.
@Chris Nguyen Khmers built vibrant cities, artificial islands, colossal megastructures, and intricate hydraulic systems long before the Vietnamese even had a basic writing system (Chu Nom). Just saying...
I'm so lucky to have visited Angkor, and Halong Bay. Yet to visit Luang Pabrang, but it is on the list. I do my best to assimilate myself and respect the local cultures and behaviours, I hope I don't get frowned upon when I visit these amazing places. I sincerely hope that these places remain preserved for years to come. Bagan in Myanmar is a place where I worry that things like this will begin to harm the beautiful temples.
The Cambodia government should levy a "tariff" on all businesses that earn from the tourists to Angkor. The hotels around Angkor do not have to do any marketing - the tourists come to them automatically, thanks to the ruins of Angkor. So the hotels and other businesses should pay for the upkeep of Angkor and/or for the damage they cause to Angkor. Also a small tariff must be levied to the tourists, since THEIR presence damages the ruins. Using the collected money, the authorities can protect Angkor better. Also they should decentralize the locations of the hotels etc - they must have all (future) hotels relocate 20 kms away from Angkor and connect that place by 6 lane highway. That way the water table and soil AT Angkor will not be damaged further.
It's sad to see the demise and lootings of the Cambodian/Khmer temples. With the right methods, these temples can recover. The temples of Angkor are ancient glory in stone.
Imagination and sincerity are needed to protect and create revenues from these great monuments, the ancient man has created with his ingenuity. US has done wonderfully well and has protected and is creating tremendous income for all those who depend on these human created edifices of History.
In 1978 Vietnam invade Cambodia. The Vietnamese army did not withdraw from Cambodia to this present day, they remove their military uniforms and dress a civilians. Cambodian are not in charge in Cambodia. That why you have all the problems in Cambodia. Angkor Wat are, they use the word " manage" by Vietnam.
Also tourism can cause an economy to become dependent on the tourist money which leads focus away from a dynamic economy. International travel can spread disease and is very hard on the environment. Also illegal immigration mostly takes place under the guise of tourism. Now that people can travel easily we are doing it far too often.
Before LAO and Thai and Vietnam were the refugees escaped from China to live in the Cambodia 🇰🇭 khmer had been 108 stated between 3600 years until 17th century change every thing.
Unfortunately they'll eventually have to enforce stricter rules like the Chinese do for the forbidden city. I don't really see that happening though because Cambodia's government cares more about money than anything.
Lady at traditional arts and ethonology center says 'she wants to preserve her culture n heritage'. Next a tourist guy walks in the heritage museum wearing a shirt which says "I Love BJ".
wow... I had visited Angkor in the 1980s and was thinking of coming back for another visit. No Way... watching this video was frightening- way too may humans now. I recall when I was alone walking through Ta Prom, and how my car out to Banteay Srei was overtaken and stopped by a couple of men on a scooter with AK-47s, demanding a bribe for using the road through their territory.
Tourist from " certain " countries should pay higher viss fees, they left some irreversible egology damages and they don't respect Basic etiquette such As waiting in line and putting trash in trash bins
video at 6:38 says government gets 68% of revenues from tourism site. be really easy To Cut the amount to 52%, thereby freeing up 16% for critical needs of local workers in local community
Where’s the money going??? Wouldn’t it be sweet if all the greedy would not sleep at night and the poor would sleep like babies... my dream sleep 😴 sleep 💤 ahhhhhh
I like that idea too... Unfortunately, Cambodia is too reliant on that country for everything esp funding. Now that country tells Cambodia what to do or what not to say esp on the South China Sea issue...
It's not a heritage cursing, if you known history all the five Buddha's all were born in khmer, mostly all a third budha temple's faced to the west. When the French took and Thai over the Cambodia were changed religion, the country was challenged too. Khmer believed budha first before any country's on the planet.
The whole planet only 500 left to go will be wipe out or destroying by khmer kingdom, good people are to survive and the bad people are not to be surviving.
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"You call someplace paradise kiss it goodbye" - Don Henley (Eagles)
The temples in Cambodia are the best and most magical. At one time, Cambodia dominated Southeast Asia, but now, it's smaller than Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
stupid ,dumb leaders fight each other, give Thai n Vn chance to steal our lands,it very corrupted n bribery gvmnts.
+Nam Bao
Dumb race? Just because Cambodia is underdevloped in recent decades doesn't mean they're dumb. Historically speaking, Khmers built one of the most advanced civilizations in the history of Asia. Seriously, I'm NOT exaggerating. Here's a list of all the things that Khmer civilization has accomplished, some of which are world-record achievements.
Khmers built the biggest religious structure in the world. Angkor Wat holds the Guinness World Record as the largest religious structure ever constructed in human history. I want you to think of all the Great Pyramids of Egypt. All the giant cathedrals and churches of Europe. All the enormous temples of China, India, and Arabia. Now, realize that not a single of them surpasses Angkor Wat in size.
Khmers built TWO of the biggest pre-industrial water reservoirs ever constructed on the face of the Earth, called the East and West Barays. According to the Smithsonian, the West Baray reservoir is still the hand-built largest reservoir on Earth and is still in use today.
Khmers engineered the single biggest pre-industrial urban city in all of human history, the hydraulic megacity of Angkor. Angkor stretches more than *1,000 square kilometers* and is carefully laid out with a vast and highly sophisticated network of canals, dams, reservoirs, roadways, bridges (speans), and other infrastructure. By comparison, New York City is less than 800 square kilometers today. Additionally, according to the National Geographic, Angkor supported up to a MILLION people at a time when London had thirty-thousand (30,000) inhabitants.
Khmers constructed artificial islands hundreds of years before the Japanese built Wakae island, the first Japanese artificial island. Examples of Khmer artificial islands are the West Mebon, the East Mebon, and Neak Pean.
Khmers developed one of the earliest writing systems in the history of Far East Asia. The Khmer alphabet is so old that it actually predates Kanji and Kana, the first Japanese writing systems (Kanji and Kana were developed in the 8th century, whereas the Khmer alphabet was developed in the 7th century). The Khmer alphabet also predates Hangul, the current Korean writing system (developed in 1443 AD). The Khmer alphabet is still in use today.
When the Japanese and Koreans were building their royal palaces and temples out of wood and bamboo, Khmers were building theirs out of stone.
Khmer high civilization lasted for almost 900 years (the Angkor and Chenla civilzations) and up to 1,300 years if you count Funan. The ONLY other civilization Asia that has historically surpassed the Khmers in terms of development were the Chinese. Not the Japanese. Not the Koreans. Not the Vietnamese.
Blue Bird
Yeah ! they were smart and superior enough to kill themselves as well.
+Nam Bao
Making fun of the Khmer people for the genocide they've been through is like making fun of the North Korean people for being killed by their brutal dictatorship. It's like making fun of the Vietnamese people for killing each other in a civil war. It's like making fun of the Chinese people for being killed by Mao Zedong's genocide.
In other words, it's tasteless.
@Chris Nguyen Khmers built vibrant cities, artificial islands, colossal megastructures, and intricate hydraulic systems long before the Vietnamese even had a basic writing system (Chu Nom). Just saying...
I'm so lucky to have visited Angkor, and Halong Bay. Yet to visit Luang Pabrang, but it is on the list. I do my best to assimilate myself and respect the local cultures and behaviours, I hope I don't get frowned upon when I visit these amazing places. I sincerely hope that these places remain preserved for years to come. Bagan in Myanmar is a place where I worry that things like this will begin to harm the beautiful temples.
The Cambodia government should levy a "tariff" on all businesses that earn from the tourists to Angkor. The hotels around Angkor do not have to do any marketing - the tourists come to them automatically, thanks to the ruins of Angkor. So the hotels and other businesses should pay for the upkeep of Angkor and/or for the damage they cause to Angkor. Also a small tariff must be levied to the tourists, since THEIR presence damages the ruins. Using the collected money, the authorities can protect Angkor better. Also they should decentralize the locations of the hotels etc - they must have all (future) hotels relocate 20 kms away from Angkor and connect that place by 6 lane highway. That way the water table and soil AT Angkor will not be damaged further.
It's sad to see the demise and lootings of the Cambodian/Khmer temples. With the right methods, these temples can recover. The temples of Angkor are ancient glory in stone.
Imagination and sincerity are needed to protect and create revenues from these great monuments, the ancient man has created with his ingenuity.
US has done wonderfully well and has protected and is creating tremendous income for all those who depend on these human created edifices of History.
In 1978 Vietnam invade Cambodia. The Vietnamese army did not withdraw from Cambodia to this present day, they remove their military uniforms and dress a civilians. Cambodian are not in charge in Cambodia. That why you have all the problems in Cambodia. Angkor Wat are, they use the word " manage" by Vietnam.
Thank you AljazeeraEnglish for uploaded the video, best!
Also tourism can cause an economy to become dependent on the tourist money which leads focus away from a dynamic economy. International travel can spread disease and is very hard on the environment. Also illegal immigration mostly takes place under the guise of tourism. Now that people can travel easily we are doing it far too often.
Tourism is such a terrible and short term way to alleviate poverty
Does the profits benefit the Cambodian people...? Not...!!!
It is sad how people destroy most of them 😌🇰🇭🙏😭
The Khmer heritage is managing and pocketing by the Vietnamese.
Sok Kong.
Before LAO and Thai and Vietnam were the refugees escaped from China to live in the Cambodia 🇰🇭 khmer had been 108 stated between 3600 years until 17th century change every thing.
Unfortunately they'll eventually have to enforce stricter rules like the Chinese do for the forbidden city. I don't really see that happening though because Cambodia's government cares more about money than anything.
Hopefully all tourism could see that ancient temple and Country needs help and reaching out to help
Tourism usually destroys the beauty of somewhere or something once it is not properly controlled and not treated like a cash cow.
Za enhanzment iz notz ze happy onez
Love the former-royal capital of Laos.
Lady at traditional arts and ethonology center says 'she wants to preserve her culture n heritage'.
Next a tourist guy walks in the heritage museum wearing a shirt which says
"I Love BJ".
The title should have been "Southeast Asian Countries Heritage Curses"
Just wishful thinking if the government do contribute to restore the historical monuments.
the main point is to bring tourism and add interest. they dont do anything to actually protect the places.
wow... I had visited Angkor in the 1980s and was thinking of coming back for another visit. No Way... watching this video was frightening- way too may humans now. I recall when I was alone walking through Ta Prom, and how my car out to Banteay Srei was overtaken and stopped by a couple of men on a scooter with AK-47s, demanding a bribe for using the road through their territory.
Crowded tourist traps is called vacationing?
hahaha.. that guy's t-shirt I❤BJ
Tourist from " certain " countries should pay higher viss fees, they left some irreversible egology damages and they don't respect Basic etiquette such As waiting in line and putting trash in trash bins
so what is your point AJ? That it is really better for these people to live in poverty??
video at 6:38 says government gets 68% of revenues from tourism site. be really easy To Cut the amount to 52%, thereby freeing up 16% for critical needs of local workers in local community
rather than cut to 52%, why not cut to 35% since governments really do not add much contribution to endeavors ~
Learn to rope off paths ways. Like Rome, Pompeii and Egypt do for their ancient buildings.
Where’s the money going??? Wouldn’t it be sweet if all the greedy would not sleep at night and the poor would sleep like babies... my dream sleep 😴 sleep 💤 ahhhhhh
The number of journalists are extremely tiny when compared to tourists...
So tourists are destroying the sites but not the hordes of journalists......
Hello all you guys the temples are not heritage cursing at all, that is the third Buddha temples 1"2"3, Cambodia Buddha's temples.
Not from India Buddha temple.
My destinations are Levant,Asia Minor ,furist east is Iran rest of Asia is not apealing
These people will polute the countryside in no time!
They need to increase VISA fee For the mis behaving countries, experience travelers know Which country is. . .
I like that idea too... Unfortunately, Cambodia is too reliant on that country for everything esp funding. Now that country tells Cambodia what to do or what not to say esp on the South China Sea issue...
Ah but I wanna selfies to post to my Facebook, wahhh 😞😣😒
3d modeling can solve everything.
It's not a heritage cursing, if you known history all the five Buddha's all were born in khmer, mostly all a third budha temple's faced to the west. When the French took and Thai over the Cambodia were changed religion, the country was challenged too. Khmer believed budha first before any country's on the planet.
The whole planet only 500 left to go will be wipe out or destroying by khmer kingdom, good people are to survive and the bad people are not to be surviving.
The first and second and third, fifth Buddha's were the most powerful gods on the planet.
Running out of water is a overpopulation problem.
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They need to increase VISA fee For the mis behaving countries, experience travelers know Which country is. . .