Referenced In

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"… and one branch to Shantung and Ho-nan"

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"…closing the passage between the river and the mountains, just where the boundaries of Ho-nan, Shan-si, and Shen-si meet."

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"According to Oxenham, Historical Atlas, there were ten provinces or sheng (… Shen-si, Ho-nan, …)"

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"the chief seat of the Mahomedans is a place which they call Salar, identified with Hochau in Kansuh... Ho-chou, in Western Kan-Suh, about 320 li (107 miles) from Lan-chau..."