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'''Lop''' was a town in [[13th century]] [[China]] located close to contemporary Hetian (和田) city, between Yarkand and the Kashgar valley, on the edge of the [[Gobi Desert]]. A waystation was located there. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'')
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|location      = [[Gobi Desert]]
|only          = Marco Polo (TV story)
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'''Lop''' was a [[town]] in [[13th century]] [[Cathay]], located on the edge of the [[Gobi Desert]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'') While [[Marco Polo]] described it as a town, it was not much more than an [[oasis]] surrounded by [[tent]]s and [[wood]]en shacks. The main building was [[Lop way-station|a way-station]], run by [[Yeng]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'')
 
The [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] stayed in Yeng's [[way-station]] in Lop for a few days, while travelling with Marco Polo from the [[Plain of Pamir]] to [[Shang-Tu]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'')
 
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Latest revision as of 22:03, 3 September 2020

Lop was a town in 13th century Cathay, located on the edge of the Gobi Desert. (TV: Marco Polo) While Marco Polo described it as a town, it was not much more than an oasis surrounded by tents and wooden shacks. The main building was a way-station, run by Yeng. (PROSE: Marco Polo)

The First Doctor, Susan, Ian, and Barbara stayed in Yeng's way-station in Lop for a few days, while travelling with Marco Polo from the Plain of Pamir to Shang-Tu. (TV: Marco Polo)