Beijing blog posts
![DSC_0024](https://library.maastrichtuniversity.nl/two-girls-in-china/wp-content/uploads/DSC_0024-250x250.jpg)
Day #1: Introduction to Beijing
Our first day in Beijing was hot, sweaty and different from what you would expected from European capitals. Even though
![IMG_20160806_204145](https://library.maastrichtuniversity.nl/two-girls-in-china/wp-content/uploads/IMG_20160806_204145-250x250.jpg)
Day #1: Hunting Jesuit’s traces
We got here as the sun set since it took us a whole day to reach St. Joseph’s Church, known
![The Church of Immaculate Conception, Beijing](https://library.maastrichtuniversity.nl/two-girls-in-china/wp-content/uploads/DSCF0669-e1470742741332-250x250.jpg)
Day #2: Finding the Jesuits in Beijing (and a little bit of heaven)
Today was packed full of exploring the city and attempting to find the remnants of the Jesuits who came here
![Day #3: The Great Wall](https://library.maastrichtuniversity.nl/two-girls-in-china/wp-content/uploads/DSC_0319-1.jpg)
Day #3: The Great Wall
Today we conquered the Great Wall of China! Well, at least one small section of it. Mutianyu is one of
![thumb_DSCF1021_1024](https://library.maastrichtuniversity.nl/two-girls-in-china/wp-content/uploads/thumb_DSCF1021_1024-250x250.jpg)
Day #4: The imperial city seen by the Jesuits
Today we went to visit the Imperial City, in the center of Beijing. The Imperial City, or Forbidden City, used
![thumb_DSC_0416_1024](https://library.maastrichtuniversity.nl/two-girls-in-china/wp-content/uploads/thumb_DSC_0416_1024-250x250.jpg)
Day #4: The Jesuit cemetery in Beijing
One of the greatest evidence of the presence of the missionaries in China is their cemetery; the Zhalan cemetery. The