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David Adams searches for Shangri-La, a mythical paradise, in the icy valleys of the Himalayas and Karakoram Mountains in northern Pakistan.
5,000 years ago, the Sumerians created a clay map that depicted the course of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and major cities in their empire.
Marco Polo visited Bagan in the 13th century, noting its grandeur and the more than 4,000 golden temples that marked the once-thriving city.
Temperatures in the Wakhan corridor often drop below minus 30 degrees, complicating the delivery of essential goods to isolated villages.
Marco Polo was born around 1254 into a wealthy merchant family in Venice, a city that dominated sea routes in the Adriatic Sea.
A one-ton piston is removed and cleaned as part of the preparation for a piston overhaul on the Marco Polo's half-century-old engines.
Nine gardens in Suzhou are recognized as UNESCO World Heritage sites, celebrated for their beauty and historical significance in Chinese culture.
