Investigations on Marco Polo Records in Local Chronicles-There is Research Space on How Local Records Help Solve Historical Problems
Marco Polo used to be an officer in Yangzhou for 3 years,which was an important experience in his life.By fully investigating local records and history materials of Yangzhou,the recorded"hudu Hoja"is mistaken as Marco Polo.By researching meaning changes of the word"Hoja"and comparing with Marco Polo's own writings about Yangzhou,"mama Hoja"who was darugaci in Jiangdu was Marco Polo.It could be inferred that Marco Polo didn't achieve well when administrating Yangzhou,which might explain why there were no records found in Yangzhou local chronicles.The officer trace of Marco Polo is helpful to explore the controversial problem whether Marco Polo came to China,which are new clues in local records to understand Marco Polo.
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