Marco Polo, the famous explorer, was born in Italy in the thirteenth century. When he was 18 he travelled to China with his father and uncle. It was a very dangerous journey and they were very happy when they came to Beijing. Marco lived in China for 17 years and learned lots of interesting things. He came back to Italy with lots of beautiful things. He wrote a book about his adventures. The stories were so amazing that many people thought they were not true. Now travelling is so easy, we forget how difficult and dangerous it was long ago. 1 What country did Marco visit when he was 18? .

2 How did Marco, his father and uncle feel when they came to Beijing? .

3 What did Marco Polo write about his adventures? .

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Marco Polo is famous for his journeys across Asia. He was one of the first Europeans to travel in Mongolia and China. He wrote a famous book called ‘The Travels’.

He was born in Venice, Italy in 1254. In 1272, when he was only 17 years old, he travelled to Asia with his father and uncle. The journey was very long. They visited a lot of places and saw wonderful things: eye glasses, ice-cream, spaghetti and the riches of Asia.

After three years they entered China through the Great Wall. In 1275 Kublai Khon, the Emperor of China, met the visitors at his Summer Palace in the capital of China at Xanadu.

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