作者：兰佩瑾 编 日期：2021-08-19 11:02:38
StandingonthecitywallsofYuanDynastyDadu,MarcoPolowaslostinadmirationandwonder.Withinthehighwallsanddeepcourtyardsoftheprincelyresidences,manyconspiracieswerehatched.Thelanesofthecitymightbesteppedonbytheimperialweddingprocession.Andthentherewerethehap-peningswithinthatfamousimperialpalace-theFor-biddenCity-whereemperorsandconcubineslivedlivesofluxury,wherecriseshidundersplendor,am-bitioncouchedbeneathrespect,wheremuchevilhappened,butwhereeverlastinglovewasalsoborn.Thiscityanditsbuildings-itspalaces,gardens,templesandimperialtombs-silentlytellahostoftalesofemperorsandtheirempresses.