East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam
Unlike northern Vietnam, which for thousands of years was heavily influenced by Chinese culture, southern Vietnam, Cambodia, and present-day Laos were more influenced by the culture and religions of India. The Chams of Southern vietnam and the Khmer of Cambodia established kingdoms in the first millenium CE with roots in Hindu and Buddhist models of authority, and the remaining temples, cities and other architecture of these cultures, including the great temple of Angkor Wat built at the heart of the Khmer Empire, tell their stories.
Photographs by Margery Freeman · Text by Lorraine Aragon
Glossary | Thumbnails | Educator's Guide | About the photograph | Autoplay version
