Cambodia's most famous literary cultural hero - Choun Nat¡§Choun Nat¡¨ is known as Cambodia's most impressive literary and cultural promoter ever produced. Many argue that Choun Nat revitalized Cambodian cultural identity. Unfortunately, it is not globally recognized like that of developed countries, due to Cambodia's immense isolation and misery in recent decades. The purpose of this article is to awaken Cambodians and foreigners, not to ignore our remarkable role model.I. LifeChoun Nat was born on March 11, 1883 in Kampong Speu province (Kampong Speu is located north of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, about 48 kilometers). He came from an agrarian family. His mother's name was Youk and his father's name was Prom Choun. Choun Nat only had one brother who was Sir. Choun Nut. When he reached the age of twelve, his parents took him to a Buddhist monastery named Pothiprek, located in Kandal province (Kandal province is located south of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, about 10 kilometers) in order to that he may be taught Khmer literature by Keo Morm. At the age of 14 (1897), he became a Buddhist monk and studied at Pothiprek Monastery for two years. He then leaves for the Hounaloum monastery, located in Phnom Penh, near the Royal Palace. There, he stayed with Master Tep Sao. But he returned to Pothiprek Monastery at the age of 21. Choun Nat fought tirelessly to study Pali and other languages, notably French. Students of his generation said Choun Nat was always the favorite of all the other students and was always progressing. Serious in every subject he masters, Choun Nat perfectly understands the grammar of each language - Sanskrit, Khmer literature (Khmer and Cambodian are used correspondingly). Not only grammar, Choun Nat impressively remembers profound words related to ancient culture. Choun Nat is able to communicate in Thai, Laotian, French, Vietnamese and English. He was excellent and unrivaled among the students of his generation in the Pali language. In 1913, he challenged the "continuation of sentence" before King Sisowat, and Choun Nat could run for four sentences, which was the highest at that time. In 1915, Choun Nat placed number two in the national competition and was appointed as an advanced Pali language teacher at Soramrith High School (Soramrith is the father of King Norodom Sihanouk). Choun Nat had a deep understanding of the Pali language, he could read or pronounce it. in accordance with the accent of Siri Lanka, Burna, Mon Khmer, Siam and Laos.