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0035 The Book of Ser Marco Polo : vol.2
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THE

BOOK OF MARCO POLO

BOOK II. CONTINUED.

PART II. JOURNEY TO THE WEST AND

SOUTH-WEST OF CATHAY

CHAPTER XXXV.

HERE BEGINS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE INTERIOR OF CATHAY ; AND FIRST OF THE RIVER PULISANGHIN.

Now you must know that the Emperor sent the afore-

said Messer Marco Polo, who is the author of this

whole story, on business of his into the Western

Provinces. On that occasion he travelled from Cam-

baluc a good four months' journey towards the west.'

And so now I will tell you all that he saw on his travels

as he went and returned.

When you leave the City of Cambaluc and have

ridden ten miles, you come to a very large river which

is called PULISANGHIN, and flows into the ocean, so

that merchants with their merchandise ascend it from

the sea. Over this River there is a very fine stone

bridge, so fine indeed, that it has very few equals. The

fashion of it is this : it is 30o paces in length, and it

must have a good eight paces of width, for ten mounted

men can ride across it abreast. It has 24 arches and

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