Lop way-station
Yeng ran a way-station in the town of Lop. (PROSE: Marco Polo [+]Loading...["Marco Polo (novelisation)"]) Like all way-stations in Cathay, it provided accommodation and provisions to those who wore the gold seal of Kublai Khan. (TV: "The Roof of the World" [+]Part of Marco Polo, Loading...{"namedep":"The Roof of the World (1)","1":"Marco Polo (TV story)"}) It also served as a hotel. (PROSE: Marco Polo [+]Loading...["Marco Polo (novelisation)"])
In 1289, the way-station provided a few days of accommodation for the First Doctor, Susan, Ian, and Barbara, as well as Marco Polo's caravan as they rested on their journey to Shang-Tu from the Plain of Pamir. (TV: "The Roof of the World" [+]Part of Marco Polo, Loading...{"namedep":"The Roof of the World (1)","1":"Marco Polo (TV story)"})