Marco Polo’s account of his journey became a best seller partly because of its new insights into a faraway part of the world: Although travelers’ tales from the lands of the Silk Road had been ...

Polo's tales are the first European account of the Silk Road, and they are full of wonders ... (see animated map below). WATCH: The journey of Marco Polo in 60 seconds (produced and narrated ...

"The vivid portrayals in The Travels of Marco Polo are an authentic 'journey of knowledge', in which Marco Polo depicts ...

The name ‘Silk Road’ evokes images of Marco ... the full length would take longer even than Marco Polo’s famous 24-year, 13th-century journey. History buffs and architecture lovers often ...

[Photo/Xinhua] Italians and Chinese are coming together to remember Marco Polo and his trailblazing journey along the ancient Silk Road over seven ... traveler's death. An art exhibition themed ...

The exhibition A Journey of Knowledge - Marco Polo and His Legacy Between East and West opened at the China Design Museum on the China Academy of Art Xiangshan Campus in Hangzhou on May 8.

More than 700 years ago, Marco Polo, driven by a quest for true knowledge, traveled the vast Silk Road, bridging distant Eastern lands with Europe. This journey forever linked China and Italy ...

Venetian explorer, merchant, and writer Marco Polo died 700 years ago ... creating the first thorough account of China and the Silk Road for Europeans, who had never heard or even imagined ...

Italy's famous adventurer Marco Polo came ... from Buddhist art work, these grottoes also reflect the production and living condition of ancient people. On the ancient Silk Road, one of the ...

However, he remained intent on completing his mission and eventually he escaped, continuing his journey further ... Alexander the Great and Marco Polo. The Silk Road maintained its status for ...