The Celestial Empire’s Cultural Dissemination in Angkor Civilization Geographic Restoration as a Rajamandala Existence

Henri Mouhot, the French naturalist and explorer is always credited for rediscovering Angkor civilization though he was not first foreigner to discover Wat of Cambodia. According ancient China history, Zhenla (真腊អាណាចក្រចេនឡា) name Cambodia, possibly in a Rajamandala existence—circle kings which draws comparison from India emphasizing an otherwise system kingdom allowing co-existence smaller king states physically—as priori speculated by Oliver William Wolters. The true history can be pieced out Yuan-era diplomat attaché Zhou Daguan’s (Chou Ta Kuan/周达观) Zhenlafengtuji (真腊风土记A Record Cambodia: Land its People or Customs Cambodia)—an eye-witnessed, original geographic account lives customs Cambodians during Khmer Empire despite at times complacent deliverance. rediscovery 1859, restoration glories popularization across globe virtually owed Chinese cultural dissemination anthropological aspect when Mouhot mistakenly dated formation around same era as Rome. pivot points this paper are reintroduce contributions significance China, including habitual, faithful recording practice ensuing generations through situation-inspired approach.