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'''Sinju''' was a town in [[13th century]] [[China]]. [[Marco Polo]]'s caravan stopped there on its way to [[Shang-Tu]] in [[1289]]. ([[TV]]: "[[The Wall of Lies]]")
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'''Sinju''' was a small town in [[Cathay]] which was nested against the [[Great Wall of Cathay]].
 
In [[1289]], [[Marco Polo]]'s caravan – which included the [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], and [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] – stopped there on its way to the court of [[Kublai Khan]]. It was in Sinju that Marco Polo discovered that the First Doctor had hidden a [[The Doctor's TARDIS key|TARDIS key]] from him. This led to the confiscation of the key and the placing of a guard at the entrance to to the travellers' tent, following the departure of Marco's caravan from the town. ([[TV]]: "[[The Wall of Lies]]")
 
[[Category:Chinese towns and villages]]
[[Category:Towns and villages visited by the First Doctor]]

Latest revision as of 14:21, 31 May 2024

Sinju was a small town in Cathay which was nested against the Great Wall of Cathay.

In 1289, Marco Polo's caravan – which included the First Doctor, Susan, Barbara, and Ian – stopped there on its way to the court of Kublai Khan. It was in Sinju that Marco Polo discovered that the First Doctor had hidden a TARDIS key from him. This led to the confiscation of the key and the placing of a guard at the entrance to to the travellers' tent, following the departure of Marco's caravan from the town. (TV: "The Wall of Lies")