I-Siem Reap yidolobha esifundazweni esifanayo ensimini yeCambodia . Umlando wayo uhlobene kakhulu nomsuka we-Khmer Empire. Ubani owaziyo ukuthi yikuphi ikusasa lale ndawo, uma ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-9 leminyaka umbusi wasekhaya uJayavarman II engazibiza ngokuthi u devaraj, unkulunkulu wenkosi emazweni akhe. Kuvame ukukholelwa ukuthi ngaleso sikhathi uMbuso weKhmer wabonakala. Ngenxa yokuthi umbusi wasendulo waqala ukwakhiwa okukhulu, kunezinto eziningi kakhulu zasendulo eziseduze nase-Siem Reap. Okuthakazelisayo kunazo zonke yizindawo eziyincithakalo edolobheni lasendulo lase-Angkor, elifihliwe ehlathini kusukela ekuhloliseni amehlo amakhulu eminyaka.
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Ulwazi jikelele
Njengoba kushiwo ngenhla, idolobha laseC Siem Reap liseduze nenye yezinto ezikhangayo ezinkulu eCambodia - isakhiwo sethempeli sase-Angkor. Uma uqhuba uhambo lwe-Siem Reap uqobo, uzobe nethuba eliyingqayizivele lokubuka imidwebo yasendulo eqoshwe ezindongeni zezakhiwo ezinhle kakhulu. Bayokutshela ngezikhathi zobukhulu bezomnotho nezempi zombuso waseKhmer, kanye nokunqoba okukhulu kunabo bonke. Kulezi zindawo, ukwakheka kwaseMpumalanga yasendulo kuvumelana ngokuvumelana nezakhiwo zanamuhla ezenzeka eminyakeni eyikhulu edlule. Ekuqaleni, kwakungenzeka ukuhlala kuphela kumahhotela anezindawo ezinganiselwe, futhi manje e-Siem Reap izindlu ezitholakala kuzo zonke izinto zokuthanda nokuchuma. Naphezu kokuthi leli dolobha liyisifundazwe, umuntu akufanele alindele iholide eshibhile. Iholide eSiam Ripa yiyona ebiza kakhulu ezweni lonke laseCambodia. Isikhathi esihle kakhulu sokuvakashela i-Siem Reap siqala ekuqaleni kukaSepthemba-ekupheleni kuka-Okthoba. Phakathi nalezi zinyanga (ngemuva kokuphela kwesikhathi sezimvula), izinga lokushisa lomoya liyeka emazingeni angaba ngu-30. Izakhamuzi zendawo zithi ngalesi sikhathi isibhakabhaka sihlanzekile, kanti izitshalo ziluhlaza okwedlulele.
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Ithempeli lase-Angkor
Kuzo zonke ozozibona ngesikhathi uhambo lwe-Siem Reap, empeleni, into ekhunjulwa kakhulu yi-Angkor. Kucatshangwa ukuthi lesi sakhiwo esibucayi sakhiwe esikhathini esiphakathi kwekhulu le-12 nele-13. Imibhoshongo eyakhiwe lapha ihlotshiswe ngobuso obumangalisayo obuqoshiwe obunkulunkulu abakhohliwe. Ukungena ensimini ye-Angkor, ngokushesha uqala ukuzizwa ube yisigciwane ngaphansi kokubukeka kwesimo esibuhlungu sezithombe zamatshe. Kuyamangalisa ukuthi, kuye ngokuthi i-angle engaphansi kokukhanya kuwele ezithombeni, isimo sabo sobuso sishintsha. Ebusweni babo, ungafunda i-grin engavamile, bese uqala ukuzonda. Ososayensi abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi izakhamuzi zendawo zaqaphela lokhu. Mhlawumbe yingakho bashiya lezi zakhiwo ezinhle kakhulu. Ama-monks aseBuddha kuphela ahlala ethembekile ku-alma mater. Kukholelwa ukuthi abantu abahlala lapha, besaba, babalekela emahlathini ukuze bakhe izindawo zokuhlala ezikude kulezi zindawo. Kodwa empeleni umuzi wawungenalutho, ngokushesha wakhiwe yizinkawu, izilwane ezidliwayo nezinambuzane ezinwabuzelayo ezinobuthi. Le ndawo yayiyiminyaka eminingana elahlekelwa yisintu emagqumeni ehlathi, futhi ukukhulunywa kwayo kwasuswa enkumbulweni yabantu bendawo. Uthole umuzi ngemali yawo engafakazwe ekhulwini le-XIX. Kwenzeka ngengozi. Omunye umhambi waseFrance waphelelwa indlela ehlathini futhi waphubuka ngengozi kulo muzi. Ngaleso sikhathi, konke okwakungaphansi kwalokhu kwakunamatshe nangegolide. Njengoba ungaqonda, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi yonke ingcebo ye-Angkor yasuswa, kodwa naphezu kwalokhu, izakhiwo ezinkulu zethempeli zinkimbinkimbi zisekhona kuze kube yilolu suku, eqinisweni, eziheha izivakashi zaseCambodia.
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Ekugcineni, kuhlale kuthiwa ukuthi kuyashesha kanjani futhi kulula ukufika ku-Siem Reap. Enjabulweni enkulu kunazo zonke izivakashi, ukuthi zihlela ukuhlala lapha, leli dolobha linesizawoti sayo, esitholakala ngamakhilomitha ayisithupha ukusuka eningi lezakhiwo.