周达观 / Zhou Daguan

Zhou Daguan / 周达观 appears in EP267 踏访湄公河：雨季、婚飞蚁与水利帝国 as the Yuan-era envoy whose account of Zhenla is used to glimpse [[Angkor|吴哥]] life. The episode cites him when describing local abundance, food, and the way external records help reconstruct a tropical polity where many local written materials did not survive.

His wiki role is as an evidence node for Angkor Hydraulic Empire / 吴哥水利帝国. The source uses Zhou’s account alongside temples, inscriptions, hydrology, and archaeological interpretation rather than as a standalone complete history of the [[KhmerEmpire|吴哥王朝]].

Connections

• Angkor / 吴哥, Khmer Empire / 吴哥王朝, Cambodia / 柬埔寨, and Tonle Sap Lake / 洞里萨湖 - historical context in the source.
• Angkor Hydraulic Empire / 吴哥水利帝国 and Fieldwork As Knowledge Method / 田野作为知识方法 - evidence and interpretation frames.