Tell me why you think he hasn't been here.
First, since there is no trace of "horse" in literature. Apart from his own books, Kyle Polo's deeds are not recorded in any historical documents such as Chinese, Mongolian, Arabic and Persian in the Yuan Dynasty. The record of this old woman selling melons is not enough to prove it.
Second, since historical facts are contrary to Ma Shi. I don't know whether the history of China is wrong or the plot described by Kyle Poirot is wrong. For example, he participated in the Yuan Army's attack on Xiangyang City in the Southern Song Dynasty and returned the gun for the Mongolian army's siege. However, the battle of Xiangyang ended long before Kyle Polo came to China. As for the real makers of round-trip guns, they are Ishmann and Alavadin from Persia. Facts have proved that the old horse thinks too much, sticks to the west and puts himself in the history of China.
In detail, The History of the Yuan Dynasty contains the story of two men who broke the city by making guns, which clearly shows that they are also good at making guns and waded into Beijing with the old in the eight years of the Yuan Dynasty. Ten years after the national army attacked Xiangyang, I thought Ma had set up a cannon in the southeast corner of the city because of the terrain, weighing 150 Jin. The machine made a loud noise, and all the blows were destroyed and fell to the ground of seven feet. Song dynasty appeased his fears and surrendered to Lu. There is no such thing as Kyle Poirot.
Third, although the horse is good, it is suspected of missing the load. Kyle Poirot claimed to have lived in China for 17 years, but his travel notes did not mention many things that can be called the characteristics of ancient and even modern China in China, such as Chinese characters, the Great Wall, tea, chopsticks, and, er ... women's feet. Existence is only to prove yourself and get what you need.
Fourth, there is no unified answer for different versions of the subject. The various versions of The Travels of Marco Polo seen today are not only huge in length, but also quite different in content. Explain that in the process of book circulation, different copywriters are constantly rewritten according to their own understanding, and their own private goods are added to it. Many details that we used today to prove that Kyle Poirot has been to China may not exist in the original. So what exactly did The Travels of Marco Polo write in the original? Unfortunately, this original version, like A Dream of Red Mansions written by Cao Xueqin after 1980s, has been lost.
Has Kyle Poirot been to China? Obviously not. This reason proves that he probably hasn't been here As for some descriptions in the book, I'm afraid it's just his imagination and some gossip. Maybe he just combined his imagination with many wonderful stories and got this travel book, but it is very likely that he has never experienced it personally or been to China.