Marco Polo: The China Mystery Revealed (2004) on Netflix
A photographer retraces Marco Polo's 24-year journey across Asia, using Polo's own book as a guide. He tests whether the Venetian merchant really reached China and saw the wonders he described.
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Plot summary
Marco Polo, a young Venetian merchant, sets out on a 24-year trek across Asia. His book, Description of the World, written in 1299, describes a journey beyond Persia into the Middle Kingdom, including the singing sand dunes of Dunhuang, mountains of salt in what is now Afghanistan, and the Mongol court of Kublai Khan. Europeans are captivated by his account, but doubters question whether Polo actually saw these places or merely repeated what others told him. A photographer follows Polo's route, using the book as a guide from the Pamir Mountains to Xanadu in Mongolia, to test the explorer's reputation and determine if Polo truly reached China.
