Kyle Kyle Poirot (A.D. 1254- 1324) was also translated into Kyle Poirot. Italian traveler. He was born in a merchant's family in the Italian commercial city of Venice. Father Nicola Kyle Poirot and uncle Matteo Kyle Poirot are both great Venetian businessmen who often do business in the eastern Mediterranean.

Once in Bukhara, an envoy of the State of ilhan who was going to make a pilgrimage to the Mongolian Khan passed by and asked the Nicholas brothers to go to China. They rode with the envoys of Ilhan for one year and arrived in Shangdu (now the northwest of Duolun County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region). They were summoned and appreciated by Kublai Khan of Yuan Shizu and sent to the Vatican on behalf of the Yuan government. On the way, they learned that the Pope was dead and the new Pope had not yet been elected, so the two brothers stopped by their home in Venice. . After living in Venice for two years, Nicholas returned to the Yuan Dynasty with Kyle Polo.

In A.D. 127 1 year, they set out from Venice, crossed the Mediterranean Sea, marched eastward along the Silk Road, passed through Turkey, Iraq, Iran and other countries, crossed the Pamirs eastward, and passed through Xinjiang and Gansu. They lived in Ganzhou for a year. During this period, I have been to Ejina Banner and Xining. Then the northeast passed through Ningxia and northern Shaanxi, which lasted for three and a half years. 1275 arrived in Shangdu of Yuan Dynasty, and then arrived in Dadu (now Beijinger). At this time, Kyle Poirot was only about twenty years old. Because of the relationship between his father and uncle, he was closely related to Kublai Khan.

Because he was young and smart, he quickly learned Mongolian and became familiar with the etiquette of the Yuan Dynasty. In addition, he was eloquent, knowledgeable, good at pondering and catering to the wishes of others, so he was highly valued by Yuan Shizu and held an important position in the court for a long time. He served in the Yuan Dynasty for seventeen years, and Kublai Khan sent him as an imperial envoy to Shanxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places, and served as the general manager of Yangzhou for three years. He also participated in diplomatic activities and sent missions to Myanmar, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra and other countries on behalf of the Yuan government. So he was very familiar with the situation in all parts of China and Asian countries at that time, and he was also familiar with many important events in the Yuan Dynasty.

In A.D. 1292, Kelpolo and his son left China and went to Persia by sea via Sumatra and India, which lasted two years and two months. Soon, Italy's two major commercial powers, Venice and Genoa, fought for the right and passage of maritime trade. As a great merchant in Venice, Kyle Kyle Poirot joined the Venetian fleet. 1September 298, in a battle with Genoese, Kyle Kyle Polo was injured and captured. In Genoa prison, he asked his cellmate Runti Qian to record his experiences in various countries for more than 20 years in French. This is the famous Travels of Kyle Polo (also known as Oriental Experience).

As soon as this manuscript came out, it attracted great attention and was copied and translated into many languages. This book systematically introduced the land transportation route from Europe to the Asian continent, introduced the geographical situation and prosperity of China, Central Asia, West Asia and South Asia, and introduced the highly developed civilization and culture in the East, which opened the eyes of Europeans and was called "one of the wonders of the world" at that time. For over 700 years, it has attracted hundreds of millions of readers. There are many records about Dunhuang, Jiuquan and Zhangye, printing, gunpowder, compass and "black stone" [coal] that can be used as fuel. This book is also a valuable historical material for the study of China and the Silk Road, and it also has a certain influence on Columbus' discovery of the new American continent.

Kyle Poirot, 1254, was born in a merchant family in Venice. He was full of longing for the mysterious East since he was a child, and became a desire to explore and travel with his age. Venice, the hometown of Kyle Poirot.

It is a famous water city with beautiful scenery and prosperous business, and many world-famous giants have been born. Kyle Polo's father, Nicolomaco, and his uncle, Mafio, have conducted business activities all over the world and have been to many countries. They came to China along the Silk Road in 1260.

China didn't return to Venice until 1269. When they were in China, they were treated by Kublai Khan.

The following is a brief introduction to Kyle's life

Age, age and life events

1269 15 In April, the Polo brothers returned to Venice and met Kyle for the first time. Kyle's mother died.

1270 16 At the end of this year, the Polos left Venice for the Yuan Dynasty.

127 1 17 September 1 day, Pope X ascended the throne, and three Polos arrived in Agassi and returned to Agger to welcome the new Pope. At the end of the year, three Poirot people left Agaisse, passed Lummus, and headed east by the Silk Road.

In the summer of 20 years1274, that is, three years after they left Ajax, the Polos arrived in Shangdu, where they met Kublai Khan and became his deputy.

1290 At the end of 36, three Polos were ordered by Kublai Khan to send Princess Kokejin from Quanzhou to Hande, Ilg.

1294 40 Three Polos returned to Tabris, stayed for nine months, then went to Trebbi Song, where they were plundered by Genoese, and then went to Constantinople, where Kublai Khan died.

The fighting between Venice and Genoa became very fierce.

1298 44 Kyle participated in the naval battle, was captured by Genoa and put into prison. In prison, I dictated what I saw and heard in the East, which was recorded by Rasty Qian and became the record of what I saw and heard in the East.

1324 70 Kyle died and was buried in St. Dolez's church in Venice.