The legend of Yeah Pean
A king of Angkor once fell in love with the daughter of a fisherman, the beautiful Yeah Pean. When the king left her after she got pregnant, he gave her a ring. The child she was to bear him should be brought to Angkor with the ring as identification, the king ordered. Dutifully, Yeah Pean ...
Tonle Bati Lake & Temples
Tonle Bati is a small lake 35km south of Phnom Penh and popular picnic spot for the locals. Nearby are the Ta Phrom Temple and the Yeah Pean Temple. Both offer some interesting bas-reliefs in reasonably good condition. The laterite temple of Ta Prohm was built by King Jayavarman VII (ruled 1181-1201) during the same period ...