National Geographic Treasure Seekers: Glories of Angkor Wat



“The lost city of Angkor: one of mankind’s most remarkable creations”

Angkor, the great medieval city located near the Tonlé Sap (the ‘Great Lake’) in north-western Cambodia, was abandoned by Khmer rulers in the fourteenth century in an effort to find a capital that could be more easily defended against its neighbours.

It is a breathtaking 200-square-mile expanse of stone temples and its greatest temple, Angkor Wat (literally ‘pagoda of the capital’), is the city’s crowning jewel - a vast stone map of the cosmos and one of mankind’s most remarkable creations.

In 1856, a young French naturalist, Henri Mouhot, set out to discover new animal species in Southeast Asia. Instead, he stumbled on the lost city of Angkor. Uncovering temple after temple hidden by jungle, Mouhot wrote a stirring account of Asia’s most bewitching and romantic ruins, sparking an explosion of interest around the world. This documentary follows in his footsteps and discovers how the jungle and the ruins intertwine in beautiful and mysterious harmony.

Fifty years more would pass before a written record of Cambodia’s lost civilisation came to light. Scholars discovered a journal written by a Chinese envoy in the 13th century. This remarkable document described Angkor at its zenith - a teeming metropolis of dazzling riches, beautiful princes, and exotic customs.

Its author, Zhou Dagoun, was a diplomat sent by the Chinese Khan to investigate the mysterious Khmer kingdom and plan a Mongol invasion.

This documentary is part of the National Geographic ‘Treasure Seekers’ series. It is not a travel guide with endless images of stone temples, but a well-produced programme of beautiful video footage, images and the Henri Mouhot story, set in the Angkor Archaeological Park in NW Cambodia. This is a unique opportunity to get to know this former city, see its beautiful stone carvings and get a feel for the mystic beauty of this World Heritage site.

This documentary is part of the highly acclaimed ‘Treasure Seekers’ series, produced for National Geographic.

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NG Treasure Seekers - The Silk Road

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In the West, stood a continent built on lofty ideals and grand ambition. In the East, towered an empire of unimaginable size and splendor. For thousands of years these two civilizations had thrived in seeming isolation. Two men stepped into the void. Marco Polo was lured by the promise of unprecedented wealth; Sven Hedin by a thirst for adventure and the trappings of world fame. Confronted by the most daunting terrain on earth, they went in search of a lasting connection between East and West, along the old Silk Road.

Written and produced by Neil Barret
Narrated by Gavin Macfayden
Directed by James Barrat
Researched by Victoria Campbell
53 minutes, English and Mandarin Chinese dual audio

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Audio2 Codec: Dolby AC3
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Audio2 Channels: 2
Runtime per Part: 53 minutes
Number of Parts: 1
Part Size: 896 MB (1/5 DVDR)
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National Geographic Mysteries of the Nile Xvid



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Audio1 Bitrate: 256 kb/s @ 48KHz
Audio1 Channels: 2
Audio2: Mandarin Chinese
Audio2 Codec: Lame MP3
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Audio2 Channels: 2
Runtime per Part: 53 minutes
Number of Parts: 1
Part Size: 896 MB (1/5 DVDR)
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Treasure Seekers: China's Frozen Desert

Discover how a wealthy Buddhist kingdom, which flourished along the Silk Route in the Taklamakan desert in the fifth and sixth centuries, was rediscovered by Aurel Stein in 1902. Among the treasures he uncovered was a complete library of Buddhist texts from the eight and ninth centuries.

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