At least it's out of sight. By later afternoon, we had arrived at the way station of the White City, as Cheng-Ting is often called. LING-TAU: From the summer palace at Shang-Tu, my Lord. PING-CHO: A courier from the great Khan has arrived, Messr Marco. POLO: As before, Doctor, they remain with me. POLO: They will have to follow on one of the many trade caravans that travels the route. TEGANA: A Warlord's tomb. The DOCTOR quickly places the key in the TARDIS lock, and opens the door... the DOCTOR, IAN and BARBARA rush into the TARDIS console room.) The Doctor and his companions sneak into the courtyard.) The mighty Kublai Khan sends his greetings to his faithful servant. We'll make sport of it.
Plan: A: Central Asia; Q: Where did the Doctor and his companions arrive in 1289? A: the famous Venetian explorer Marco Polo; Q: Who's caravan did the Doctor join? A: the Pamir Plateau; Q: What is the name of the plateau the caravan crossed? A: the treacherous Gobi Desert; Q: What desert did the caravan cross? A: imperial Cathay; Q: What is the name of the country the Doctor and his companions travel through? A: Shang-tu; Q: Where did the Doctor and his companions arrive after crossing the Gobi Desert? A: an extraordinary friendship; Q: What kind of friendship does the Doctor strike up with Kublai Khan? A: Imperial Palace; Q: What is the name of the palace in Peking? A: an assassination attempt; Q: What do the travelers save the Khan from? A: a peace mission; Q: What was Tegana supposedly on? A: TARDIS; Q: What is the name of the Doctor's time machine? Summary: Missing episode Arriving in Central Asia in 1289, the Doctor and his companions join the caravan of the famous Venetian explorer Marco Polo as it makes its way from the snowy heights of the Pamir Plateau, across the treacherous Gobi Desert and through the heart of imperial Cathay. Having witnessed many incredible sights and survived a variety of dangers, they arrive at the mighty Kublai Khan's Summer Palace in Shang-tu, where the Doctor strikes up an extraordinary friendship with the now-aged ruler. They move on at last to the even more sumptuous Imperial Palace in Peking, where the travellers save the Khan from an assassination attempt by the Mongol warlord Tegana - supposedly on a peace mission - before departing once more in the TARDIS.