Restoring Angkor Wat
　The ruins of Angkor/are a large, historic site/in Cambodia.// They are registered/on the UNESCO World Heritage List.// There are more than 70 temples/in the ruins.// The biggest and most impressive one/is Angkor Wat,/which was built around the 12th century.//
　In 1970,/a civil war began/in Cambodia.// The historic buildings began to deteriorate.// Only a few conservators/survived the war.// They needed someone/to help them.// In 1980,/they contacted Ishizawa Yoshiaki,/who is an expert/in restoring old buildings.//
　Ishizawa worked hard/to fix the temples.// However,/he felt/that local people should play an important role/in this work.// His motto is/“By Cambodians,/for Cambodians.”// Thanks to their cooperation,/the condition of this historic site/continues to improve.//