Chapter Four 让心灵去旅行（1/2）
马可·波罗游记The Travels of Mar Polo
马可·波罗/ Mar Polo
马可·波罗（1254—1324），出生于意大利威尼斯城的一个商人家庭，公元1275年随父亲和叔父到达中国，居留了十七年，1295年返回故乡。不久，马可·波罗参加了对热那亚城的海战，兵败被俘入狱。他在狱中口述了其在东方的见闻，由同狱难友为之笔录，这就是举世闻名的《马可·波罗游记》。马可·波罗是中世纪的大旅行家，是使西方人了解中国的重要人物之一。他的游记不仅在西方世界产生了重大影响，也是中国和西方，特别是中国和意大利人民友好关系的历史见证。
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途经吴州的这三天行程中，我看到了许多城镇、宫殿和村庄，这些地方人口密集，繁荣昌盛。第三天，我们到达了宏伟壮丽的临安城，意即“皇城”。
临安城内有十个主要的广场，或称市集，沿街还有许多店铺。广场每边各有半英里长，正前方是主街道，各有40步宽，从城的一端笔直地延伸到另一端。市集上野味的品种和数量丰富充足，有鹌鹑、雉鸡、鹧鸪、松鸡、家禽、阉鸡，还有雄獐、牡鹿、扁角鹿和野兔，除此之外，还有不计其数的鸭和鹅。
市集上，各种各样的药草和水果一年四季都在出售，尤其是大个梨，每个足有10磅重，果肉呈白色，像晶莹剔透的糨糊，还散发出一种浓郁的香味。当然，也有正当时令的桃子，有黄有白，味美可口。每天，从15英里以外的海中捕捞的大量鱼品，从河道运到城内。湖中渔产也很丰富，这就给那些专以打鱼为生的渔夫提供了常年的就业机会。
主街道两边都是带有花园的大豪宅、大官邸，而近旁就是依靠各自手艺开店铺的工匠屋舍了。市民用的都是纸币。这里的男男女女肤色白皙，俊朗漂亮。临安城盛产丝绸，因而人们大多都穿着丝制衣裳。人们相亲相爱，关爱有加，街坊邻居，不论男女，俨然一家人。家庭礼法中，丈夫不会猜忌妻子，反而对其十分尊敬；要是哪个丈夫对妻子出言不逊，他肯定会声名狼藉。对来城经商的外地人，人们也会礼貌相待，真诚地邀请他们常到家中做客，热情款待他们，并会提供经商的最好建议和帮助。
临安城25英里外的东南方有一片大海，海附近有一个叫澉浦的城镇，那是一个优良的港口城，停泊着从印度驶来的所有货船。
心灵小语
我们的国土曾经如此繁华，吸引全世界的目光。如今的中国将再度崛起，我们为自己是中国人感到骄傲！
Acethe Hole
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