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What explorer traveled to China?
Marco Polo’s
Travels of the Polo family Marco Polo’s travels to Asia (1271–95), immortalized in his Travels of Marco Polo. Marco, his father, and his uncle set out from Venice in 1271 and reached China in 1275.
Who are the first explorer who Travelled China and why?
He first set out at age 17 with his father and uncle, traveling overland along what later became known as the Silk Road. Upon reaching China, Marco Polo entered the court of powerful Mongol ruler Kublai Khan, who dispatched him on trips to help administer the realm.
Who was the first Western explorer to reach China?
Marco Polo
Though he was not the first European to reach China (see Europeans in Medieval China), Marco Polo was the first to explore some parts of Asia and to leave a detailed chronicle of his experience….
| Marco Polo | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 15, 1254 Venice, Republic of Venice |
| Died | January 8, 1324 (aged 69) Venice, Republic of Venice |
Who was the first European Traveller to China?
1513: Jorge Álvares is the first European to land in China at Tamão in the Zhujiang (Pearl River) estuary. 1516-17: Rafael Perestrello, a cousin of Christopher Columbus, leads a small Portuguese trade mission to Canton (Guangzhou), then under the Ming Dynasty.
Which civilization survived the longest?
What are the longest-lasting empires, governments, or nations?
- The Pandyan Empire (1850 years)
- Byzantine Empire (1123 years)
- Silla (992 years)
- Ethiopian Empire (837 years)
- Roman Empire (499 years)
- San Marino (415+ years)
- Aboriginal Australian Cultures (50,000 years)
Who is known to be the first European Traveller?
Benjamin of Tudela
Benjamin of Tudela is known as the first European traveller/ discoverer.
When did Europeans first went to China?
Polo’s 13th Century journey to China was the first to be well-documented. However, Chinese historians recorded much earlier visits by people thought by some to have been emissaries from the Roman Empire during the Second and Third Centuries AD.