柬埔寨国宝：吴哥窟

李蓓

In a rainforest（热带雨林） in Cambodia（柬埔寨），Asia（亚洲），there is the world’s largest temple（寺庙），Angkor Wat（吴哥窟）.

Angkor Wat stands in the city of Angkor（吴哥）. About 800 years ago，people built the stone temple for their king. The king was a believer（信徒） in gods（上帝）. Later，it was a Buddhist（佛教的） temple. About 50，000 people worked to build Angkor Wat. It took them more than 37 years. Around the temple，they made a lake. It protected（保護） people in the temple. Enemies（敌人） and wild（野生的） animals could not hurt them.

The temple and lake make great views（景观）. Trees grow tall and big. Precious（珍贵的） sculptures（雕刻） are on the walls.

In 1992，Angkor Wat became one of the UNESCO（联合国教科文组织） World Heritage Sites（世界物质文化遗产）. Now lots of visitors（参观者） come to see the beautiful stone temple every year. They think it is amazing（神奇的）.

People in Cambodia（柬埔寨） are proud（自豪的） of Angkor Wat and love it so much. They even put it on their Flag（国旗） in 1850.

Angkor Wat means “City of Temple” or “Temple City”.