马可波罗所见南方丝绸之路的饮食习俗

Diet Custom Witnessed by Marco Polo on the Southern Silk Road

"南方丝绸之路",是人们对古代从四川经云南到缅甸、印度等国道路的雅称。1287年前后,意大利旅行家马可波罗沿这条道路,从成都经云南到缅甸出使。在《马可波罗游记》中,记载了他此次旅行的亲身见闻,包括沿途居民的饮食习俗。马可波罗讲述的见闻,得到历代有关记载的证实,因此成为宝贵的历史资料。

The“Southern Silk Road”refers to the ancient route that extended from Sichuna Province to India and other countries via Yunnan Province and Myanmar,the route taken by the famous Italian traveler Marco Polo in 1287 when he traveled to Myanmar as the ambassador of the Chinese government. In his travel notes,the diet custom of the local people were witnessed and written down and his description, supported by other records,is an important part of our historical literature.