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In 1272, this Venetian traveler visited Yazd in Persia and remarked on its fine silk-weaving industry. Later, on China's southeast coast, he praised the port city of Quanzhou as one of the most prosperous cities in the world. Which explorer connects them?
Marco Polo (1254–1324) was a Venetian merchant whose 24-year journey through Asia in the late 13th century produced 'The Travels of Marco Polo', a book that shaped European views of Asia for centuries.