Chandu

Also known as Shangtu, Xanadu, Xandu

city
Chinese imperial with Mongol elements

Kublai Khan's summer capital on the Mongolian edge of Cathay, famous in Polo as Xanadu. Marble palaces, parks, and seasonal courts distinguish it from the winter capital farther south.

Type: city
Style: Chinese imperial with Mongol elements
First appears: Book 1 · Ch. 94
Books: 1

History

BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
Kublai Khan's summer capital on the Mongolian edge of Cathay, famous in Polo as Xanadu. Marble palaces, parks, and seasonal courts distinguish it from the winter capital farther south.