When the famous Venetian explorer Marco Polo visited Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, ... Venice, and Constantinople (now Istanbul), that appeared on the world map by Fra Mauro, ...

Audiences at the exhibition "Wonders of the World: China and Beyond in the Eyes of Marco Polo", going on from Nov 23 to March 30, 2025, at Shanghai Museum on the People's Square.

Filled with wonders, Marco Polo's tales are the first European account of the Silk Road. But, 700 years after the famed Venetian merchant and explorer's death, can they be trusted?

The exhibition named, "Wonders of the World: China and Beyond in the Eyes of Marco Polo," features 304 pieces/sets of artifacts from 28 museums and other cultural institutions in China and Italy.