Film retracing Marco Polo's journey east premieres in London

LONDON — A documentary retracing the ancient journey of Marco Polo (1254-1324), a Venetian merchant and explorer who traveled to China during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), premiered in London on Wednesday.

In the Footsteps of Marco Polo is a film produced by One Tribe TV starring Stanley Johnson and Max Johnson.

The father and son duo followed Marco Polo's 13th-century route through China, starting from the land port on the China-Pakistan border, traversing the highlands of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region and ending in Beijing.