Travels Of Marco Polo: Seventy

When a man has gone south from Condifu, he finds cities and castles, many animals of the chase, and birds, with a vast abundance of all kinds, and then comes to Singui, a noble, great and beautiful place, with much merchandise and many arts; the whole people are idolators, subject to the Khan, and use paper money.  They have a river, which is of great utility.  The people of the country split it into two at a place where its course was from south to north, and directed one branch to eastward taking it to Manji and the other westward taking it to Cathay.  This change has helped the conveyance of merchandise to western and eastern provinces through small ships.  When a man has departed from Singui and goes eight days to the south, he finds many rich entities and castles.  The people are idolators, subject to the Khan.  They burn bodies of their dead, and use paper money.  At the end of eight days he arrives at a town named Lingui, great and noble, men at arms, and also arts and merchandise.  Every kind of provisions in abundance.  Wild animals. Three days journey from here to the south through cities and castles.  People idolaters. Burn the bodies of their dead. Excellent hunting of birds and beasts.  After three days journey, Pingui.  People have enough subsistence. Silk brings money. Manji receives a good portion of merchandise from here. After two days travel the city of Cingui. Idolators. Merchandise. Burn the body of their dead. Paper money. Subject to Khan. Much grain and grass. You depart from Cingui you find cities, villages and castles, handsome dogs, better pastures.

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