Zhong Kui is a Taoist deity in Chinese mythology, traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings. He is shown as a large man with a big black beard, bulging eyes and a wrathful expression, able to command 80,000 demons and often accompanied by bats, because the word for bat sounds like the word for fortune. The earliest extant reference to him is in Shen Kuo's Supplementary Notes to Dream Pool Essays, which records a portrait attributed to the Tang painter Wu Daozi and its inscription. In the story, Emperor Xuanzong lay ill and dreamed that a small ghost stole Consort Yang's sachet and his jade flute, until a far larger figure seized the thief and named himself Zhong Kui, a candidate in the imperial military examination who had sworn to rid the empire of such ghosts. The emperor woke cured and had Wu Daozi paint what he had seen. Later Ming and Qing plays add that Zhong Kui earned the highest score in the examinations but was refused the top title because of his appearance. His true origin remains unresolved: his figure grew from folk practice, religious ritual and art over a long history.

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Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.