Marco Polo's The Travels

Marco Polo did not go to China, as there is not enough evidence to support his claims and stories. First of all, there is no original copy of the book, The Travels, that exists. The Travels was supposedly written by Rustichello, a writer and Marco’s fellow prisoner, whom he told his tales of travel to. According to Spodek, there are around 140 manuscripts of The Travels, in different languages, that were copied down by various scribes before printing was invented, but no actual original copy of the book. Therefore, it is impossible to prove what was written in The Travels or that the authors were Marco Polo and Rustichello. Also, Marco Polo did not describe the distinct and remarkable practices that occurred in China. As an explorer, and a