The Slender West Lake is a popular tourist attraction in Yangzhou. — Pixabay
Most people in China have heard of Marco Polo, the Italian merchant and explorer who travelled to China along the ancient Silk Road more than 700 years ago, establishing a bond between the two countries.
However, not many people know that Marco Polo, who lived in China for around 17 years, was appointed as a local official during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) in the city of Yangzhou, a large commercial hub in east China’s Jiangsu Province.
