The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 eBook

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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.