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![Stilt houses stand on the edge of Tonle Sap in Kampong Chhang. Zheng He's chronicler Fei Hsin called Kampang Chhang the south...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/ac272c9a-4e44-11e0-ab1f-cf6131bde7a7/96001000015_xgaplus.jpg)
![The gilded ruins of Ayutthaya, like these at Wat Phra Mahathat, which was the capital when Zheng He visited in 1407, hint at ...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/a705dea0-4e44-11e0-a5cd-cd41df281dd9/96001000016_xgaplus.jpg)
The gilded ruins of Ayutthaya, like these at Wat Phra Mahathat, which was the capital when Zheng He visited in 1407, hint at its former grandeur.
Author: Michael Yamashita
©Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 17.3 Mpixels (49.5 MB uncompressed) - 3363x5149 pixels (11.2x17.2 in / 28.5x43.6 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Ayutthaya, gilded, page, ruins, Thailand, Wat Phra Mahathat, World Heritage Sites, Zheng He book
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