Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Golden memories . . . Dangrek Range and Prasat Preah Vihear

Arial view of Prasat Preah Vihear - Image google
Gathering Lustral Water at Preah Vihear's sacred pond Srea Meas - image devata.org

The troupe of Nginn Karet Foundation dancers gather at Preah Vihear - image devata.org

Khmer Prasat Preah Vihear temple sits atop the Dangrek escarpment. Colonial France and French geographers had found the physical features provided by the Dangrek Range a convenient natural boundary marker in territorial settlement between "French Indochina" and Siam, and although both the temple and the Range have come to denote the frontier dividing two nations in modern time, their historical significance might have rested with the centrality of the geography as mid-point and centre or heart of the vast Khmer Empire. The  Temple's long north-south axis construction perching atop the narrow cliff - unlike most Khmer temples built in a rectangular mode and facing east - affording a hemispheric overview of the great plains/plateaus immediately to either side of the Range also alludes to, or perhaps, underscores the structure's strategic significance as the Empire's guarding post and watch tower - School of Vice [credit: google]

Prasat Preah Vihear

 Khmer Song 

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Some of us live far from home, but we love more and more our beloved country Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

In cambodia, singer can sings song about border with thailand, BUT not border with vietcong.

Anonymous said...

That aerial view of Preah Vihear really made Khmer homesick.

It is so beautiful !!

Koh Trol is also so beautiful. Why did Ah Changrai Yor Hun Sen ratify it as Youn's island? Ah Roleuy !!

Anonymous said...

That picture evokes our country's glory time.

Anonymous said...

That picture evokes our country's glory time.

11:45 AM

Yes, but now it is the right time for the next generations of Khmer descents to protect, rebuild, renovate, reclaim our heritages and our territorial.

Anonymous said...

I am from California.I am so lucky to visit this Temple on May 2012.It's so exciting to see on my own eye.We,the khmer people,have to protect this heritage in our territorial.The Thais thief keep their eye on this Temple like a hungry tiger.I didn't see UNICEF do anything to protect and preserve this temple yet.

Anonymous said...

ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យមុនខ្ញុំបានជួបទេសចរណ៍ជនជាតិបារាំងម្នាក់ លោកបានសំណេះសំណាលលេងជាមួយខ្ញុំមួយសន្ធុះក្នុងបរិយាកាសយ៉ាងរីករាយ ។
ប៉ុន្តែពេលដែលលោកបារាំងជំរាបលាខ្ញុំ គាត់បាននិយាយពាក្យមួយឃ្លាដែលធ្វើខ្ញុំគាំងមាត់រកនិយាយមិនចេញ គាត់ថា ះ
" បារាំងខំប្តូរញើសឈាម ទាមទារយកអង្គរពីសៀម ប្រគល់ឲខ្មែរវិញ ឥឡូវនេះខ្មែរបានប្រគល់ឲទៅយួន (សុខ គង់វរ្ម័ន ) កាន់កាប់
ដោយស្រួល "  ។ Angkor Air is belonged to YUON and so is Angkor Wat ?

Anonymous said...

At this point we are the loser,
I would rather lose the preah vihea temple, but not the whole Cambodia that is now being swallowed by Viet without being realized by many Khmer.
Viet is now everywhere and at every level in Cambodia.
They speak , they look, they do things just like us but they think differently, they are viet and they will put you down just like in Kampuchea Krowm.

Anonymous said...

សួស្តីក្រុម ខេអាយ,
រូបថតទី២ ដែលមានព្រះពុទ្ធរូបទ្រង់ឈរ ព្រមទាំងសសរព្រះវិហារអំពីឥដ្ឋនោះ ពុំមែនជាប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារ នៅខេត្តព្រះវិហារ លើជួរភ្នំដងរែងនោះទេ ។ សូមលោកដករូបនោះចេញ ពីព្រោះអាចធ្វើឲ្យអ្នកអាន ជាពិសេសយុវជនជំនាន់ក្រោយអាចយល់ច្រឡំ ។ ហើយបើយើងពិនិត្យរូបនោះឲ្យច្បាស់ទៀត ទាំងព្រះពុទ្ធរូប ទាំងសសរអំពីឥដ្ឋ គឺជារចនាបទរបស់សៀម ពុំមែនជារចនាបទខ្មែរទេ ។ ដូច្នេះវាអាចធ្វើឲ្យច្រឡំនិងច្របូកច្របល់ជាមួយវប្បធ៌មដែលគេចង់តែលេបស្រុកយើងជារៀងដរាបមកនោះ ។ សូមអរគុណទុកជាមុន ។

Anonymous said...

សូមទោស ៖ ជួរភ្នំដងរែក មិនមែនដងរែង ទេបាទ ។