Marco Polo
Read a history book about Marco Polo, and it will probably say he was the first European
person to travel across Asia and visit China. But this may not be true. Some researchers suggest Marco Polo never went there! Why do they say
that? Well, first they ask why he never
mentioned the Great Wall.
IT's hard to miss! Ten, they point out he also failed to mentioned tea –drinking –a very important part
of life there. In addition, he never mentioned using chopsticks to eat, or the practice of binding girls
„feet to keep them small. These are two more things that would be hard to miss. Finally, no Chinese
sources from that period mention Marco Polo, although they do mentioned other foreigners.
Experts have even argued that Marco Polo never traveled than Turkeys. One reason for this is that
travelers who have tried to follow his route have always become lost at this point. Some think perhaps