Marco Polo (born c. 1254, Venice [Italy]—died January 8, 1324, Venice) was a Venetian merchant and adventurer who traveled from Europe to Asia in 1271–95, remaining in China for 17 of those years. His Il milione (“The Million”), known in English as the Travels of Marco Polo, is a classic of travel literature. Travels of the Polo family

5 天之前 · In 1271, during the rule of Doge Lorenzo Tiepolo, Marco Polo (at seventeen years of age), his father, and his uncle set off for Asia on the series of adventures that Marco later documented in his book.

2025年1月26日 · Macro Polo lived from 1254 to 1324. He spent twenty-four years journeying through the Asian continent and left behind an impressive amount of documentation including travelogues of his adventures. He recorded his travels in the manuscript is the Les voyages de Marco Polo de Venise (The Travels of Marco Polo). He reached further than all of his ...

2025年1月4日 · What was Marco Polo’s family like? What did Marco Polo do? Why was Marco Polo so influential? What were Marco Polo’s other accomplishments in Asia? What are the major ethnic groups in China?

2025年1月23日 · The Italian Marco Polo is probably the world’s most famous traveler and one of the world’s first travel writers. The famous Venetian is believed to have left Venice at age 17 to embark on a 24-year journey through the Persian Gulf and Asia, spending much of this time in China in the court of the great Mongol emperor Kublai Khan.

2025年1月16日 · Marco wrote of his extensive travels throughout Asia on behalf of the Khan, and their eventual return after 15000 miles (24000 km) and 24 years of adventures. Their pioneering journey inspired Christopher Columbus[1] and others. Marco Polo's other legacies include Venice Marco Polo Airport, the Marco Polo sheep, and several books and films.

2025年1月4日 · What was Marco Polo’s family like? What did Marco Polo do? Why was Marco Polo so influential? What were Marco Polo’s other accomplishments in Asia? What are the major ethnic groups in China?

6 天之前 · Marco Polo was an Italian merchant and explorer who traveled through Asia along the ancient Silk Road in the 13th century, ending his journey in Dadu, the capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), which is present-day Beijing.

Marco Polo (1254-1324) was an Italian merchant and traveler. He was born in a merchant family in Venice. He went to China with his father and uncle at the age of 17. In 1275, he arrived in Shangdu (in today's Inner Mongolia) and became a favorite of Kublai Khan (1214-1294).

2025年1月3日 · Recounts the adventures of the Italian merchant who traveled through China and other parts of Asia. Based on Marco Polo's own accounts of his journeys.