National Geographic, Volume 199National Geographic Society., 2001 - Geography |
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... Marco recorded hasn't changed in seven centuries . In southern China I found as he did - people with tattooed skin and teeth sheathed in gold . " They eat all coarse things , " Marco wrote of the Chinese , having seen markets like ...
... Marco recorded hasn't changed in seven centuries . In southern China I found as he did - people with tattooed skin and teeth sheathed in gold . " They eat all coarse things , " Marco wrote of the Chinese , having seen markets like ...
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... Marco's presumed travel routes . They didn't always find him easy to follow , in part because he often called cities and other features by Persian or Mongol names . Thus Marco says he crossed a river named Caramoran . That was a ...
... Marco's presumed travel routes . They didn't always find him easy to follow , in part because he often called cities and other features by Persian or Mongol names . Thus Marco says he crossed a river named Caramoran . That was a ...
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... Marco's time it was the seat of a regional govern- ment with factories that turned out harness for Kublai Khan's army . Marco's book claims Kublai made Marco the boss of Yangzhou , that he ruled for three years . A 19th - century expert ...
... Marco's time it was the seat of a regional govern- ment with factories that turned out harness for Kublai Khan's army . Marco's book claims Kublai made Marco the boss of Yangzhou , that he ruled for three years . A 19th - century expert ...
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Indonesia74 | 74 |
FEATURES DEPARTMENTS | 2 |
The Clearing Deep in the Congo a sunny glade attracts gorillas Behind the Scenes | 38 |
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