马可.波罗成为元代中国与西方欧洲国家文化交流的一个具有时代特征的代表人物,一是因为长期以来东西双方强烈的了解对方的迫切感,为马可.波罗的成名创造了不可或缺的机遇;二是强大、辽阔的元帝国使得中国与西方欧洲国家长期以来要求直接接触的梦想终于成为现实;三是马可.波罗以一个世俗的普通人的亲历,满足了西方欧洲人对东方中国的好奇心,第一次让西方欧洲国家有机会了解到真正的东方中国;四是欧洲人长期视《马可.波罗游记》为怪诞神话并肆意增删其内容,反使得马可.波罗的名气越来越大。 Marco Polo became a symbol of the times in the cultural exchange between China and the Western European countries in the Yuan Dynasty. First, because both the East and the West had a long history of understanding the urgency of each other and created a reputation for Marco Polo Or lack of opportunities; Second, the powerful, vast Yuan empire made China and the European countries have long been called for direct contact with the dream has finally become a reality; third is Marco polo with a secular ordinary people’s experience, to meet the Western European For the first time, people in Western Europe have the opportunity to learn about the true East China. Fourth, Europeans have long regarded the “Marco Polo” as the myth of the weirdies and wantonly added or deleted its contents, Polo’s reputation is growing.