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Which religious groups did Marco Polo encounter before reaching China?
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Before reaching China, Marco Polo encountered several religious groups during his travels across Asia. While he traveled primarily among Muslim peoples, he also encountered Nestorian Christians, Buddhists, Manichaeans, and Zoroastrians.1