Banteay Kdei - Treasures of Angkor.
At this Mahayana Buddhist monastic complex at least two different styles are evident, relating to Angkor Vat and Bayon styles. Various sanctuary towers were also apparently joined only after their construction by a system of galleries and vestibules that exploit the use of the cloister. Changes and additions to the design following the original construction result in the sometimes confused and unbalanced present-day layout.
There is no information concerning the exact dedication of this temple, and a 10th century inscription found in the western gopura of the second enclosure has been noted to have been sculpted on re-used stones possibly from the neighbouring temple of Kutisvara.
The east gopura entrance in the outer laterite enclosure (as are the other axial entrances) is surmounted by smiling Lokesvara visages similar to those at Ta Prohm, and the doorway flanked by garudas in each corner. The square columns, like those at the entrances to the Bayon, are decorated with paired or single dancing apsara sculpted in low-relief. Bas-relief dvarapala flank the entrances, surrounded by devata.
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Thala Boravit village.
Thala Boravit today is a small village located on the west bank of the Mekong, just across from Stung Treng. It used to be an important river trading post during the Chenla Empire, but there is little left from that time period. What remains are the remnants of several brick towers, mostly in a ruined state.
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Wat of Thala Boravit village.
Thala Boravit today is a small village located on the west bank of the Mekong, just across from Stung Treng. It used to be an important river trading post during the Chenla Empire, but there is little left from that time period. What remains are the remnants of several brick towers, mostly in a ruined state.
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On the way from Kratie to Stung Treng.
Kratié is the capital of Kratié Province, Cambodia.The city lies on the banks of the Mekong River. The stretch of river north of the city is home to a group of rare Irrawaddy dolphins. The dolphins are the town's main tourist attraction. A survey conducted in 2007 by Cambodian Mekong Dolphin Conservation Project (CMDCP), a collaborative project between WWF, World Conservation Society, Fisheries Administration and Cambodian Rural Development Team (CRDT), estimated that there are between 66 and 86 dolphins left in the upper Cambodian Mekong area.[
Stung Treng is the capital of Stung Treng Province, Cambodia. Stung Treng is located on a high sandy bank overlooking the Mekong River, where it is joined by the Se Kong river. It is about 300 km from Phnom Penh and 40 km south of the Laos border. It is the major city (and capital) of both the district and province and has a population of about 25,000 or about 30 percent of the provincial population. This population is made up of a mix of Khmer and Lao peoples.
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Cambodia - Ratanakiri province - Pheae Phar village - Jarai minority people.
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