Crossing a thousand years to meet the Khmer smile at Bayon Temple

There is no encounter more stunning than this! 216 Buddha faces have crossed a thousand years, gazing at you across time and space. Bayon Temple is truly amazing! ✨ Reasons to visit 👉🏻 Guardian of the "Soul of Angkor": 49 giant stone towers + 216 Khmer smiling Buddha statues, each with subtly different expressions! Surrounded 360° by the warm smiles of the Buddha faces~ 👉🏻 Cosmic architectural mystery: The three-level corridor corresponds to the Hindu cosmology: human world - heaven - Mount Meru. The 1200-meter-long bas-relief corridor is like the Khmer dynasty’s "Along the River During the Qingming Festival"! 👉🏻 Magic moments of light and shadow: Buddha faces glow golden in the morning 🔅, silhouettes are bathed in red at dusk 🌅, even rainy days come with a mysterious filter ☔️ 📸 Photo tips】 1️⃣ Top-level East Tower "Double-faced Buddha": Stand at the southwest corner to capture the smiles of two Buddha faces in one frame 2️⃣ War bas-relief corridor: Shoot upward and make eye contact with the cavalry, use black and white filter to bring out the millennium’s vicissitudes 🎞️ 3️⃣ North area "Winking Buddha": At 4 PM side light, the Buddha’s eyes really seem to move! 4️⃣ Hidden lotus window frame: The stone window on the west side looks like a natural photo frame ⏳ Visiting route: Walk clockwise around the three-level corridor 🚶 Combined route: Bayon Temple → 5-minute walk to Baphuon Temple → Elephant Terrace, one ticket covers all three! 📍 Address: Angkor Thom Central, Siem Reap 🎫 Tickets: Included in the Angkor Wat pass, valid for 1/3/7 days ⏰ Off-peak hours: Before 7:00 am / 11:00 am - 2:00 pm