Marco Polo
translation: Henry Yule, Henri Cordier

THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO
Volume II.
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BOOK SECOND.

(Continued.)

PART III.

Journey Southward through Eastern Provinces of Cathay and Manzi.

LX.—CONCERNING THE CITIES OF CACANFU AND CHANGLU

  NOTES.—1. Pauthier's Identifications. 2. Changlu. The Burning of the
  Dead ascribed to the Chinese.

LXI.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF CHINANGLI, AND THAT OF TADINFU, AND THE REBELLION OF LITAN

  NOTES.—1. T'si-nan fu. 2. Silk of Shan-tung. 3. Title Sangon. 4. Agul
  and Mangkutai. 5. History of Litan's Revolt.

LXII.—CONCERNING THE NOBLE CITY OF SINJUMATU

NOTE.—The City intended. The Great Canal.

LXIII.—CONCERNING THE CITIES OF LINJU AND PIJU

NOTES.—1. Linju. 2. Piju.

LXIV.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF SIJU, AND THE GREAT RIVER CARAMORAN

NOTES.—1. Siju. 2. The Hwang-Ho and its changes. 3. Entrance to Manzi; that name for Southern China.

LXV.—HOW THE GREAT KAAN CONQUERED THE PROVINCE OF MANZI

NOTES.—1. Meaning and application of the title Faghfur. 2. Chinese self-devotion. 3. Bayan the Great Captain. 4. His lines of Operation. 5. The Juggling Prophecy. 6. The Fall of the Sung Dynasty. 7. Exposure of Infants, and Foundling Hospitals.

LXVI.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF COIGANJU

NOTE.—Hwai-ngan fu.

LXVII.—OF THE CITIES OF PAUKIN AND CAYU

NOTE.—Pao-yng and Kao-yu.

LXVIII.—OF THE CITIES OF TIJU, TINJU, AND YANJU

  NOTES.—1. Cities between the Canal and the Sea. 2. Yang-chau. 3. Marco
  Polo's Employment at this City.

LXIX.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF NANGHIN

NOTE.—Ngan-king.

LXX.—CONCERNING THE VERY NOBLE CITY OF SAIANFU, AND HOW ITS CAPTURE WAS EFFECTED

NOTES.—1. and 2. Various Readings. 3. Digression on the Military Engines of the Middle Ages. 4. Mangonels of Coeur de Lion. 5. Difficulties connected with Polo's Account of this Siege.

LXXI.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF SINJU AND THE GREAT RIVER KIAN

NOTES.—1. I-chin hien. 2. The Great Kiang. 3. Vast amount of tonnage on Chinese Waters. 4. Size of River Vessels. 5. Bamboo Tow-lines. 6. Picturesque Island Monasteries.

LXXII.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF CAIJU

  NOTES.—1. Kwa-chau. 2. The Grand Canal and Rice-Transport. 3. The Golden
  Island.

LXXIII.—OF THE CITY OF CHINGHIANFU

NOTE.—Chin-kiang fu. Mar Sarghis, the Christian Governor.

LXXIV.—OF THE CITY OF CHINGINJU AND THE SLAUGHTER OF CERTAIN ALANS THERE

NOTES.—1. Chang-chau. 2. Employment of Alans in the Mongol Service. 3. The Chang-chau Massacre. Mongol Cruelties.

LXXV.—OF THE NOBLE CITY OF SUJU

NOTES.—1. Su-chau. 2. Bridges of that part of China. 3. Rhubarb; its mention here seems erroneous. 4. The Cities of Heaven and Earth. Ancient incised Plan of Su-chau. 5. Hu-chau, Wu-kiang and Kya-hing.

LXXVI.—DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT CITY OF KINSAY, (...)

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