Silk, Porcelain and Heaven on Earth
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Trade breaks down all geographical, linguistic, religious and political boundaries, allowing Eastern and Western civilizations to meet and integrate, realizing the common ideal of mankind. Marco Polo is the undisputed pioneer of globalization. As the first traveler and merchant in human history to come to China via the land Silk Road and return to Europe via the Maritime Silk Road, Marco Polo opened the door to the mysterious East to the entire Europe. His knowledge aroused Europeans' desire for wealth and curiosity about exotic civilizations, which directly promoted the advent of the Age of Discovery. Columbus carefully carried "Marco Polo's Travels" with him during his four trips to the New World. The author of this book, Lawrence Berglin, carefully studied the hundreds of existing versions of Marco Polo's biography, consulted first-hand historical materials in 6 languages, and personally traced and vividly reproduced Marco Polo's great adventure on the Silk Road, trying to answer people's long-standing questions about Marco Polo and his legendary journey. Within the framework of history, Marco Polo is the only pathfinder in the world who has fully realized the all-round grand tour of the ancient "One Belt, One Road". In his view, what can break through the barriers of cultural differences and conflicts and connect people is a broad and profound driving force, that is, humans' innate impulse and nature to trade.
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