◇《马可·波罗游记》在把中国社会文化与地理状况 传播到欧洲方面，具有重要意义。一些西方研究 马可·波罗的学者认为《马可·波罗游记》不是一部 单纯的游记，而是启蒙式作品，这本书的意义在于 它导致了欧洲人文科学的广泛复兴。 To this day The Travels of Marco Polo still retains its importance as the first channel through which the West learned about China.There are some scholars that reckon the book sparked off the Renaissance by opening up European readers to the wonders of the outside world《马可·波罗游记》在把中国社会文化与地理状况 传 播到欧洲方面，具有重要意义。一些西方研究 马可·波罗的学者认为《马可·波罗游记》不是一部 单纯的游记，而是启蒙式作品，这本书的意义在于 它导致了欧洲人文科学的广泛复兴。 To this day The Travels of Marco Polo still retains its importance as the first channel through which the West learned about China. There are some scholars that reckon the book sparked off the Renaissance by opening up European readers to the wonders of the outside world