A Record of Cambodia: The Land and Its People

A Record of Cambodia: The Land and Its People
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Only one person has given us a first-hand account of the civilization of Angkor. This is the Chinese envoy, Zhou Daguan, who visited Angkor in 1296â€“97 and wrote A Record of Cambodia: The Land and Its People after his return to China. To this day Zhouâ€™s description of the royal palace, sacred buildings, women, traders, slaves, hill people, animals, landscapes, and everyday life remains a unique portrait of thirteenth-century Angkor at a time when its splendors were still intact.

Very little is known about Zhou Daguan. He was born on or near the southeastern coast of China, and was probably a young man when he traveled to Cambodia by boat. After returning home he faded into obscurity, though he seems to have lived on for several decades. Much of the text of Zhouâ€™s book has been lost over the centuries, but what remains gives us a lively sense of Zhou the man as well as of Angkor.

In this edition, Peter Harris translates Zhou Daguanâ€™s work directly from Chinese to English to be published for the first time. Earlier English versions depended on a French translation done over a century ago, and lost much of the feeling of the original as a result. This entirely new rendering, which draws on a range of available versions of the Zhou text, brings Zhouâ€™s many observations vividly and accurately back to life. An introduction and extensive notes help explain the text and put it in the context of the times.
Country USA
Brand University of Washington Press
Manufacturer Silkworm Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 67986
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9789749511244
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University of Washington Press
Manufacturer	Silkworm Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	67986
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9789749511244
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

A Record of Cambodia: The Land and Its People

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