This quotation was based upon the writings of the Venetian explorer Marco Polo who is widely believed to have visited Xanadu in about 1275.

One possible place of birth is Venice's former contrada of San Giovanni Crisostomo, which is sometimes presented by historians as the birthplace, and it is generally accepted that Marco Polo was born in the Venetian Republic with most biographers pointing towards Venice itself as Marco Polo's home town.

Some biographers suggest that Polo was born in the town of Korčula ( Curzola ), on the island of Korčula in today's Croatia, however there is no proof to this claim.

Yet, if the purpose of Polo's tales was to impress others with tales of his high esteem and fond regard in an advanced civilization, then it is possible that Polo shrewdly would omit those details that would cause his listeners to scoff at the Chinese with a sense of European superiority.

There is a legend of Marco Polo importing pasta from China which originated with the Macaroni Journal, published by an association of food industries with the goal of promoting the use of pasta in the United States.

Polo (, chowgan, pulu Hindi ) is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team.

Polo is played professionally in 16 countries.

The oldest polo ground in the world is the Imphal Polo Ground in Manipur State.

The oldest royal polo square is the 16th century Gilgit Polo Field, Pakistan, while the highest polo ground in the world, Shandur, located in district Chitral, Pakistan at.

The oldest polo club in the world still in existence is the Calcutta Polo Club ( 1862 ).

The game's governing body in the United Kingdom is the Hurlingham Polo Association, which drew up the first set of formal British rules in 1874, many of which are still in existence.

The only piece of equipment required by the United States Polo Association ( USPA ) rules is the helmet or cap with a chin strap.

Polo is ridden with double reins for greater accuracy of signals.

County Polo is best complimented with regular stick-and-ball sessions, and regular wooden horse practice.

The World Polo Championship is held every three years by the Federation of International Polo.

Polo is, however, played professionally in only a few countries, notably Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Iran, India, New Zealand, Mexico, Pakistan, Jamaica, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States .< ref >

The latest Octavia is based on Golf Mk5 floorpan, and Fabia is based on the A0 floorpan, although the Fabia was released a year before Volkswagen released their new Polo, based on the same floorpan.

* 1875 – The first official game of Polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British Ranchers.

The day after their doubleheader loss, the Pirates traveled to New York's Polo Grounds, where Roberto, having just achieved some measure of vindication against the team that let him get away, now had a chance to compete against his two great baseball heroes, both his boyhood idol Monte Irvin and his recently acquired friend and mentor ( not to mention teammate, with the 1954-55 Caribbean Champion Santurce Crabbers ), Willie Mays, both of whom now patrolled the outfield of the defending World Champion New York Giants, with whom the Pirates now began a four-game series, hoping to pick up their first win of 1955.

* 1266 – Niccolo and Maffeo Polo, brother and uncle of Marco Polo reach Kublai Khan's capital Khanbaliq ( now Beijing ) in China, setting the stage for Marco's famous expedition starting five years later.

* Niccolo and Maffeo Polo, father and uncle of Marco Polo, reach Kublai Khan's capital Khanbaliq ( now Beijing ) in China, setting the stage for Marco's famous expedition 5 years later.

* In the Doctor Who serial Marco Polo ( 1964 ), which is based in 1289, the term " Cathay " is used to refer to what is now China throughout all seven episodes.

Other than the RMS Queen Mary 2, remaining modern ocean liners are: The United States, currently laid up in Philadelphia, the Queen Elizabeth 2, which is to be converted into a floating hotel in Dubai, the Rotterdam now moored in Rotterdam as a museum / hotel., the Veronica, ( former S. S Kungsholm ) which was converted into a floating hotel in Duqm Oman, and the MS Marco Polo ( former MS Alexandr Pushkin ) which is currently used for cruising.

The sedan version was now called the Polo Classic, and the Derby name became extinct.

The new Polo still had the 4-cylinder engines but now as well as the carburettor 1. 0 L, a fuel injection model was available with single-point injection and all engines came with a catalytic converter as standard to combat tightening European emissions regulations.

Lacey Green is now also home to a new polo club Lacey Green Polo Club

* Walter Buckmaster, ( 1872 – 1942 ) Polo player ( 1900 summer Olympics ) and founder partners of London stockbrokers Buckmaster & Moore ( now Credit Suisse Group )

* In the season 5 episode " Marco Polo ", when Phil Leotardo is at Pussy's old body shop getting his car repaired, which is now being run by his wife, Angie, and his brother, Edward " Duke " Bonpensiero, Phil tells Duke, " I was away, in the can when that stuff went down with your brother.

The original Polo Grounds stood at 110th Street between Fifth Avenue and Sixth ( now Malcolm X Blvd ) Avenue, directly across 110th Street from the northeast corner of Central Park.

Fans observe a game at the Polo Grounds from Coogan's Bluff, 1908 All the later Polo Grounds were located on the northwest corner of 155th Street and Eighth Avenue ( now Frederick Douglass Boulevard ).

The stadium's reconstruction was sufficiently far along to allow the Polo Grounds to re-open on June 28, 1911, the date from which later baseball guides dated the structure, now sometimes retronamed as " Polo Grounds IV ".

The John T. Brush Stairway down Coogan's Bluff is one of the few remaining parts of the Polo Grounds, which is now occupied by the Polo Grounds Towers housing complex.

VWSA now also produces the Golf Mk5, Jetta Mk5, the European VW Polo hatchback and its Brazilian sedan derivative.

After two more seasons, the American Leaguers moved a few blocks east and south into the rebuilt Polo Grounds to sub-lease from the Giants, and the nickname Highlanders was dropped as the team was now strictly " the Yankees ".

The official set of rules and rules interpretations are reviewed and published each year by the U. S. Polo Association, the national governing body of the sport of polo in the United States.

County Polo creates more affordable parameters for newcomers to the sport.

" Golf " is also a sport, a theme that is shared with the Polo and Derby.

Canoe Polo ( called Kayak Polo in some countries ) is a competitive ball sport played on water, in a defined " field ", between two teams of five players, each in a kayak.

Internationally the sport is organized by the Canoe Polo committee of the International Canoe Federation, as one of the disciplines of the sport of canoeing.

The sport clubs at Colorado State University include: Alpine Ski Team, Baseball, Bowling ( Coed ), Crew, Cycling, Field Hockey, Horse Polo ( Men's and Women's ), Ice Hockey ( Men's and Women's ), In-Line Hockey, Lacrosse ( Men's and Women's ), Logging Sports, Rodeo ( Men's and Women's ), Rugby ( Men's and Women's ), Shotgun Sports ( Men's and Women's ), Snowboard, Soccer ( Men's and Women's ), Synchronized Ice Skating, Triathlon ( Coed ), Ultimate Frisbee Summer League, Ultimate Frisbee ( Men's and Women's ), Volleyball, Water Polo ( Men's and Women's ), and Wrestling ( Men's and Women's )

As its name suggests, the original Polo Grounds was built in 1876 for the sport of polo.

* The Water Polo Arena, hosting water polo – the first Olympic venue dedicated to hosting the sport.

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Tennis Polo shares elements of sports such as field handball, the Gaelic sport of hurling and football.

Tennis Polo is the first known field sport to be invented by an African-American.

Polo is an equestrian sport with its origin embedded in Central Asia dating back to 6th century BC.