2007-03-18 22:14:33 · 4 answers · asked by twinkle sundae 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
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Xanadu or Zanadu (Chinese: 上都; pinyin: Shàngdū) was the summer capital of Kublai Khan's Mongol Empire, which covered much of Asia.
2007-03-18 22:29:36 · answer #1 · answered by mallimalar_2000 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Xanadu is a term that has come to mean an idyllic, mythical place, much like what we think about Shangri-La. This word actually came from a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in the late 1700's, and the title of this poem is "Kubla Khan."
You can click on the link below to see the poem "Kubla Khan" in its entirety:
2007-03-19 05:25:52 · answer #2 · answered by Dowland 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
xanadu was a movie in the 80's, i hear it was corny
2007-03-19 05:19:15 · answer #3 · answered by jinx12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.globalfundforchildren.org/pdfs/res_Xanadup3-5.pdf -
www.xanadu.com.au/general/faq.html -
www.faqs.org/faqs/xanadu-faq -
2007-03-19 05:18:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋