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'''{{PAGENAME}}''', in [[Cathay]], lay along the banks of the [[Yellow River]] and near the [[Great Wall of Cathay]]. ([[TV]]: "[[The Wall of Lies]]") It was located [[200 (number)|200]] [[league (unit)|league]]s south-west of [[Tun-Huang]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'')
'''{{PAGENAME}}''', was a [[city]] in [[Cathay]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Marco Polo (novelisation)}}) It lay along the banks of the [[Yellow River]] and near the [[Great Wall of Cathay]]. ([[TV]]: "[[The Wall of Lies]]") It was located [[200 (number)|200]] [[league (unit)|leagues]] south-west of [[Tun-Huang]]. [[Marco Polo]] described it as being not as distinguished as [[Kan-Chow]], [[Han-Chow]], or [[Lu-Chow]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Marco Polo (novelisation)}})


Having travelled [[south]] along the Wall from [[Kan-Chow]], [[Marco Polo]]'s caravan – which included the [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], and [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] – passed through Lan-Chow on their way to the court of [[Kublai Khan]]. They would then journey [[north]] towards [[Shang-Tu]], via [[Sinju]]. ([[TV]]: "[[The Wall of Lies]]")
Having travelled [[south]] along the Wall from Kan-Chow, [[Marco Polo]]'s caravan – which included the [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], and [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] – passed through Lan-Chow on their way to the court of [[Kublai Khan]]. They would then journey [[north]] towards [[Shang-Tu]], via [[Sinju]]. ([[TV]]: "[[The Wall of Lies]]")
 
According to another account, the caravan instead stayed in Lan-Chow, for a while, in [[Cheng-Ting way-station|a way-station]], before heading directly for Shang-Tu from there. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Marco Polo (novelisation)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* The journey through Lan-Chow was only mentioned in Marco Polo's narration. As such, Lan-Chow is never actually seen in the serial itself.
* The journey through Lan-Chow was only mentioned in Marco Polo's narration. As such, Lan-Chow is never actually seen in the serial itself. In [[Marco Polo (novelisation)|the novelisation]], the scenes which originally took place in [[Cheng-Ting]] instead take place in Lan-Chow.


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Latest revision as of 07:02, 4 May 2024

Lan-Chow

Lan-Chow, was a city in Cathay. (PROSE: Marco Polo [+]Loading...["Marco Polo (novelisation)"]) It lay along the banks of the Yellow River and near the Great Wall of Cathay. (TV: "The Wall of Lies") It was located 200 leagues south-west of Tun-Huang. Marco Polo described it as being not as distinguished as Kan-Chow, Han-Chow, or Lu-Chow. (PROSE: Marco Polo [+]Loading...["Marco Polo (novelisation)"])

Having travelled south along the Wall from Kan-Chow, Marco Polo's caravan – which included the First Doctor, Susan, Barbara, and Ian – passed through Lan-Chow on their way to the court of Kublai Khan. They would then journey north towards Shang-Tu, via Sinju. (TV: "The Wall of Lies")

According to another account, the caravan instead stayed in Lan-Chow, for a while, in a way-station, before heading directly for Shang-Tu from there. (PROSE: Marco Polo [+]Loading...["Marco Polo (novelisation)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The journey through Lan-Chow was only mentioned in Marco Polo's narration. As such, Lan-Chow is never actually seen in the serial itself. In the novelisation, the scenes which originally took place in Cheng-Ting instead take place in Lan-Chow.