十三世纪到十四世纪,欧洲曾陆续出现过一些关于中国的游记,其中著名的如马可波罗的《东方见闻录》、鄂多立克的《东游录》等,都记述了在遥远的东方有一个幅员辽阔、人口众多、物产富饶的先进国家。但由于当时人们世界地理知识的贫乏,而这些书又充满着神秘的色彩,许多欧洲人对中国是否存在,还是怀疑的。 From the 13th century to the 14th century, there have been some travels about China in Europe, including the famous “Oriental Herald Tribune” by Marco Polo and “Dongyue Lu” recorded by Auditoric, etc., There is a vast territory, a large population, rich products, advanced countries. However, due to the paucity of people’s geographical knowledge at that time, and the mysterious colors of these books, many Europeans still doubt China if it exists.