Meaning of Xanadu (What is it, Concept and Definition)

What is Xanadu:

Xanadu, also known as Shangdū, was the summer capital of the Mongolian Empire of Kublain Kan of the Yuan Dynasty in China, which occupied a large part of Asia.

From the archeological findings, it was possible to determine the location of that city that had become legendary, located in the current province of Inner Mongolia, in China.

In 2012, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared the place Xanadu as historical heritage.

According to the history and data collected, it is believed that Xanadu Palace was half large than the Forbidden City of Beijing.

Xanadu became a symbol of splendor or opulence , so it refers to what is luxurious.

It is known that in 1278, the Venetian explorer Marco Polo visited the city.

In 1797 the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge made the The poem Kubla Khan describing the richness and splendor of Xanadu.

See also UNESCO and Heritage.

Xanadu in astronomy

In astronomy, the bright area in the hemisphere that characterizes Saturn Titan's satellite is called Xanadu.The name was assigned taking as reference the palace of that city.This feature was first seen in 1994 by astronomers who used the Hubble Space Telescope with infrared wave.