French Indochina (Cambodia) and Burma (Myanmar): 1939 Trip around the World (Part 7 of 10)

Part 7 features temples and ruins in the Angkor region of Cambodia, which served as the seat of the Khmer empire (9 A.D. to 15 A.D.):
-Angkor Thom was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire.
-Preah Khan, a Buddhist temple, was built in the 12th century for King Jayavarman VII.
-Neak Pean ("the entwined serpents") is an artificial island with a Buddhist temple on a circular.
-Ta Keo is an incomplete temple depicting Mount Meru, home of the Hindu gods.
-Banteay Srei is a 10th century temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.
-Angkor Wat is a temple complex built for king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city.
Later, there are city scenes of Rangoon, Burma, including the Shwegugyi Temple, ("Great Golden Cave"), a Buddhist temple built in 1131.
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Evelyn Reinhardt took this footage on her solo round-the-world trip in 1939. A history teacher at Southwest and later, Roosevelt High School in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), Ms. Reinhardt complemented her history lessons with stories and films (such as this) from her exotic travels to both Asia and Europe.
This particular trip satisfied Ms. Reinhardt's goal of traveling around the world before her 40th birthday. Indeed, she departed San Francisco, California on May 15, 1939 aboard the S.S. President Taft, and returned to New York, New York, aboard the S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam on September 4, 1939, twenty three days before she turned 40.
Filmed in black and white 16mm film. No audio. Regrettably, the film deteriorated significantly before it was digitized.

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Colonialism in never good. How would you like your country to be ruled by another, stronger country? France could have easily set up a partnership deal with these countries, helping them, supplying teachers, advisors, etc, without basically taking them over. Are you saying there was no food in Cambodia before the french arrived? Are you nuts? People had been living there for thousands of years. Don't be stupid. Yes, the quality of life int he regions has declined, but because of the vietnam war.