Customs of Cambodia /
In 1296 AD, Chinese traveler Zhou Daguan visited Angkor - capital of Cambodia's powerful Khmer Empire - as a diplomatic mission sent by Emperor Temur Khan. Today, Zhou's written record of his residency is the only surviving eyewitness account of that extraordinary and mysterious time and p...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Chinese |
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Holmes Beach, FL :
DatAsia Press,
2016
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| Edition: | [2 nd edition] |
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| Summary: | In 1296 AD, Chinese traveler Zhou Daguan visited Angkor - capital of Cambodia's powerful Khmer Empire - as a diplomatic mission sent by Emperor Temur Khan. Today, Zhou's written record of his residency is the only surviving eyewitness account of that extraordinary and mysterious time and place. Zhou shared intriguing aspects of the country's complex society, blended with subtle details of its customs, religion, flora and fauna. Today, his words offer the most credible glimpse of Cambodian life at the end of the 13th century |
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| Item Description: | "Based on the original Chinese manuscript by author Zhou Daguan of Yongjia, Yuan Dynasty ; published by Wu Guan of Xin'an, Ming Dynasty." |
| Physical Description: | xxii, 146 pages : color illustrations, 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-137) and index |
| ISBN: | 1934431184 9781934431184 |