The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 eBook

SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS.

BOOK SECOND—­(Continued).

PART II.

Journey to the West and South-West of Cathay.

XXXV.—­HERE BEGINS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE INTERIOR OF CATHAY; AND FIRST OF THE RIVER PULISANGHIN

  Notes.—­1.  Marco’s Route. 2.  The Bridge Pul-i-sangin, or Lu-ku-k’iao.

XXXVI.—­ACCOUNT OF THE CITY OF JUJU

  Notes.—­1.  The Silks called Sendals. 2.  Chochau. 3.  Bifurcation of Two
  Great Roads at this point.

XXXVII.—­THE KINGDOM OF TAIANFU

  Notes.—­1.  Acbaluc. 2.  T’ai-yuan fu. 3.  Grape-wine of that place.
  4.  P’ing-yang fu.

XXXVIII.—­CONCERNING THE CASTLE OF CAICHU.  THE GOLDEN KING AND PRESTER JOHN

  Notes.—­1.  The Story and Portrait of the Roi d’Or. 2.  Effeminacy
  reviving in every Chinese Dynasty.

XXXIX.—­HOW PRESTER JOHN TREATED THE GOLDEN KING HIS PRISONER

XL.—­CONCERNING THE GREAT RIVER CARAMORAN AND THE CITY OF CACHANFU

  Notes.—­1.  The Kara Muren. 2.  Former growth of silk in Shan-si and
  Shen-si. 3.  The akche or asper.

XLI.—­CONCERNING THE CITY OF KENJANFU

  Notes.—­1.  Morus alba. 2.  Geography of the Route since Chapter xxxviii.
  3.  Kenjanfu or Si-ngan fu; the Christian monument there. 4.  Prince
  Mangala.

XLII.—­Concerning the province of Cuncun, which is right wearisome to travel through

  Note.—­The Mountain Road to Southern Shen-si.

XLIII.—­CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ACBALEC MANZI

  Notes.—­1.  Geography, and doubts about Acbalec. 2.  Further Journey into
  Sze-ch’wan.

XLIV.—­CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF SINDAFU

  Notes.—­1.  Ch’eng-tu fu. 2.  The Great River or Kiang. 3.  The word
  Comereque. 4.  The Bridge-Tolls. 5.  Correction of Text.

XLV.—­CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF TEBET

  Notes.—­1.  The Part of Tibet and events referred to. 2.  Noise of burning
  bamboos. 3.  Road retains its desolate character. 4.  Persistence of
  eccentric manners illustrated. 5.  Name of the Musk animal.

XLVI.—­FURTHER DISCOURSE CONCERNING TEBET

  Notes.—­1.  Explanatory. 2. “Or de Paliolle.” 3.  Cinnamon. 4. 5.  Great
  Dogs, and Beyamini oxen.

XLVII.—­CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CAINDU