When Marco Polo writes, people listen. In this case, during his travels he described the prosperity of Yuan Shangdu, since then, archaeologist have been drawn to the area. Recently Chinese archaeologist believe they have found the layout of the capital of Kublai Khan's empire. What makes it even more interesting (besides being mention with the World Heritage Site) is that Kublai Khan was the founder of the Yuan Dynasty
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/08/content_11673561.htm
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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