Cambodian Culture

Introduction

Cambodia is more than 14 million inhabitants, the state in Southeast Asia . Kambodža is bordered in the east to Vietnam, northern Laos and on the west to Thailand , and in the south as the coast is the Gulf of Siam . The flows through the Mekong River from north to south and is located in the western part of the great Tonle Sap Lake. The majority of the population is Theravada Buddhist Rouge, who speak austroaasialaista Khmer language . Kambodžan is the capital of Phnom Penh (Steinberg pp. 85).

Discussion

In the early Kambodžan area was dominated by the influence of Indian culture Funanin and Chenlan kingdoms. They would be replaced by 800's, Rouge the kingdom , which became a regional superpower and had a significant impact on Southeast Asian culture. National taannuttua Kambodža drifted Thailand and Vietnam, vassalage, and was forced at last in the late 1800s French colonial rule. The country became independent again in 1953. United States bombed the Cambodian countryside of Vietnam War context, and in 1970 Kambodžan king deposed in a coup and established the United States to friendly military regime. Rose to power, however, a few years after the Pol Pot -led Khmer Rouge, which conducted the genocide were killed, at least over a million kambodžalaista (Steinberg pp. 85). At the end of the decade, Vietnam invaded Cambodia, Khmer Rouge overthrow of the country established the Communist People's Republic of Kampuchea. The civil war against the Khmer Rouge ended in the early 1990s, and the monarchy was restored, after which the conditions have been relatively stable. Cambodia remains a poor country whose population is mainly living on agriculture.

Cambodian Culture

Cambodia has a rich cultural heritage. March is known internationally, including Khmer Empire -term architecture, which includes the most relevant monuments of Angkor Wat temple complex, and unique cuisine. The current Kambodžan culture can be divided into three historical layers: the medieval classic Khmer culture, the later Theravada -Buddhist culture and later the French colonial heritage. The Khmer culture, which developed and spread, in particular Khmer empire during a major impact on neighboring countries, Laos and Thailand . Rouge have developed their own music , architecture and veistostaiteensa (Zimmerman pp. 10). They were early influences from India and China , the Indian high culture reached the territory of Cambodia chronology of the first century, around the,, and Rouge embraced India after Hinduism and later Buddhism , which are blended with the local animism . The vast majority of khmereistä is still Buddhists, and the religion has a significant impact on its culture.

Belief

1900 during the second half period of the war and anarchy were devastating the country's cultural life, and the Khmer Rouge genocide, killing a number of artists and intellectuals. The Khmer Rouge tried to return to the year zero and systematically destroyed the traditional culture. For example, the artists present in an estimated 90 percent were killed. End of the century, however, the situation has improved, and many old forms of art ...