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Recommended Sightseeing Time: 1-2 hours
Address: Ankor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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After the break, rush to the first attraction in the afternoon, Ta Keo.
Tea Gum Temple is translated into Ta Gao Temple. It is a natural and unadorned temple. If it is finally built, it is undoubtedly one of the most exquisite buildings in Angkor. Built by Jeremiah V and dedicated to Shiva, it is the first Angkor temple built entirely of sandstone.
Tea Gum Temple is not big, it takes about 30 minutes to complete the tour. The top of the central tower is about 50 meters high and there are four relatively low pagodas around. The 4 towers are located at the four corners of a square, and the fifth tower is located in the center. This design is typical of the temples of Angkor.
As we all know, the Tea Gum Temple was repaired by the Chinese team. Tea Gum Temple is a tower of the King Kong Tower, a hard long strip of bluestone, neatly stacked on a three-story platform. The stairs are steep and not easy to climb. Be sure to slow down and slowly go up along the sides. On the entrance door, there are few carvings on the entire temple.
Carrying a camera and a heavy backpack, it is not easy to climb such a ladder. People who are uncomfortable with their hands and feet may have troubles when they are off the tower. The surrounding four square-shaped square towers are visible without excessive decoration and are made up of stone blocks. Hard sandstone can't be carved, which is why this temple lacks decoration. The clouds in the sky are quite thick, and it seems that there will be a rain coming soon. The foreigners who are climbing will have a leisurely view of the scenery in the central tower.
No one can determine why this temple has not been completed. There is a view that it may be that the construction of the temple was abandoned halfway through the construction of the temple. According to the inscription, the Tea Gum Temple was struck by lightning during the construction process, perhaps because of this ominous sign that it was abandoned.
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The name of the Tea Gum Temple is "ancient crystal" and is said to have been built as a touchstone for the construction of the Angkor Temple. The temple was built by the Jayamo V in the early 11th century, but due to the sudden death of the king, When the temple was built, it was hit by four lightning strikes. The people thought this was a bad omen, so the temple was abandoned after it was unfinished.
Because it is not finished, the Chajiao Temple has almost no wall carvings, and there are not many visitors here. Instead, there is a feeling of tranquility in the ancient temple, climbing a steep stone ladder and climbing the temple at the top. Everything belongs to you.
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A large temple...
This is an underrated temple, tall, powerful, and square. China has adopted a slightly different repair method, which is to make it as old as it is. It has been closed for maintenance before. It is the essence of the small circle.
Tea Jiao Temple is a King Kong throne tower temple in Angkor ancient ruins in Cambodia. The five densely-shaped towers on the altar can be seen in the ruins of the temple. It is the first all-sand rock building of Khmer.
If you choose Siem Reap day tour, you are likely to visit this temple. Otherwise, maybe you should consider skipping it and visiting other temples that are more beautiful. The temple is in the top 10 and therefore included on the first day of the tour. To make the most of our day in Siem Reap and to have a lot of temples to visit, we had to plan the days carefully and visit the temples in an orderly manner. That's why most of us chose to buy the recommended day trip there. I would attach some photos of the visit and other photos of the temple. The first day was most interesting as it included the famous temple. First Angkor Wat, then Bayon Temple, then Baphoon, Preah Khan, Ta Keo, then Ta Prohm, and finally Banteay Kdey (not to go). The Taplun Temple is one of the most famous temples (the third we went) If you don't take a daily tour or have limited time then I wouldn't recommend going specifically to this temple as I prefer many other places if only for one day, Other places are more worth visiting...as I wrote above, I attach some photos, I hope they give you a general idea of the place and help you make decisions.
Tea Jiao Temple is a King Kong throne tower type structure, also known as Tagao Temple. The three-story platform built five lotus towers, the bottom platform 120 meters long, 100 meters wide, the central tower 50 meters high, very majestic, but not completed, if built, when Angkor's most magnificent building. Tagao Temple presents rough and simple primitive, climbing layers up, under the hot sun, climbing tea Jiao Temple is a test, there is no place to shade, need to use both hands and feet! And that step is really steep, near 90 degrees of view, hand to hold hot stone steps, is really scary. Going up and down, the scenery is really very good, not the real scene, can not experience the kind of steep steps. Down to see a construction card, tea Jiao Temple is the Chinese government assistance repair, proud.