Travel with Marco Polo

Author: Wang Miao
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Today, people may find it hard to imagine that in the Middle Ages, not too many centuries ago, the geographical concepts in the minds of our ancestors were like a chaotic fog. Events thousands of miles away were not only unknown but also misunderstood. In history, there were Zhang Qian, Faxian, Xuanzang, Carban, Lobrok, and many other unsung "superhumans" who had climbed over the spine of the earth. However, the traveler who truly traversed the entire Eurasian continent, delved deep into various parts of China, and left detailed and vivid "travel records" should be the Italian merchant Marco Polo from seven hundred years ago. Today, let us follow the author once again along the path of history to explore the customs of the people who live on the road.