Of the great river Caramoran (the Yellow River) and the great city of Casiauf (Puzhou)
Setting out from the castle of the Golden King and riding west for twenty miles, one comes to the great river called Caramoran (the Yellow River, Huáng Hé), which is so vast that no bridge can cross it. It flows into the Ocean Sea that surrounds the world. On its banks there are many cities and towns filled with merchants and artisans. The country bordering on the river produces ginger, as well as a great deal of silk, and the sheer amount of birds is astonishing. Three pheasants can be bought here for one Venetian grosso.
Two days' journey from there, heading west, stands a noble city called Casiauf (Puzhou). The people are all idolaters, just as in the rest of the province of Cathay. It is a city of great commercial activity, with a great deal of cloth of gold and fabrics of every kind.
Of the great river Caramoran (the Yellow River) and the great city of Casiauf (Puzhou)
Setting out from the castle of the Golden King and riding west for twenty miles, one comes to the great river called Caramoran (the Yellow River, Huáng Hé), which is so vast that no bridge can cross it. It flows into the Ocean Sea that surrounds the world. On its banks there are many cities and towns filled with merchants and artisans. The country bordering on the river produces ginger, as well as a great deal of silk, and the sheer amount of birds is astonishing. Three pheasants can be bought here for one Venetian grosso.
Two days' journey from there, heading west, stands a noble city called Casiauf (Puzhou). The people are all idolaters, just as in the rest of the province of Cathay. It is a city of great commercial activity, with a great deal of cloth of gold and fabrics of every kind.
