Marco Polo wasn’t lying. Marco wasn’t lying even though he wrote that he was healed by mountains in China that were said to have magic healing powers. Marco also wrote in his journal that he went into Tibet and the parents wanted their daughters to have sex with as many men as possible before they marry so they can prove how desirable wives they could be. Though it wasn’t exactly 100% accurate, it’s based on a real custom.
One of the reasons people in Europe thought he was lying when he wasn’t was because they just couldn’t stand that China was so much better than they were so they said that Marco was lying. Marco said that when he saw Khan’s palace, he said it was like he died and went into heaven and Europeans just couldn’t put their minds around the fact they were not like that. Once they heard China was better, they decided to change the story and said the Tipet parents doing that to
Now, recent studies from scientists have proven most of it accurate. So you can trust the scientists can’t you. These are the reasons why Marco Polo wasn’t lying.