n. Houjjrf/n 2r Palace at Khan-baligh. (From the Livre des Merveilles.) of the Chinese author). Marco Polo states that the basement of the great palaceis raised some ten palms above the surrounding soil. We find in the Kit hung ihi: The basement of the Ta-ming tien is raised about 10 cKi above the… … Winter Palace at Peking. VOL. [, 2 A $jO MARCO POLO Book II. where now the Pai-ho.tien, the principal hall of the palace, is situated. (Bret-Schneider, Peking, 28, note.) The C/tne keng In, translated by Bretschneider, 25, contains long articles devotedto the description of the palace of the…
Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? · Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889 · Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Inscriptions, Chinese · Early maps · Mongols · Voyages and travels
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