{"id":14022,"date":"2016-07-30T15:01:54","date_gmt":"2016-07-30T13:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/two-girls-in-china\/?p=14022"},"modified":"2016-08-05T11:40:50","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T09:40:50","slug":"backpack-v-horsepack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/two-girls-in-china\/backpack-v-horsepack\/","title":{"rendered":"Backpack v Horseback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here we are, less than a week left and then off we go!\u00a0And so the time to pack has arrived&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Jesuits in the XVII century packed very differently from us. They crossed deserted areas and camped in the middle of nowhere, They had to carry tents, supplies, tables, chairs and much more as they traveled for long periods and encountered all types of climates. All their equipment was carried by caravans of horses in big bags made of <em>yuta<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14023 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/library.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/two-girls-in-china\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schermata-2015-12-28-alle-19.55.10-800x540-500x338.png\" alt=\"Schermata-2015-12-28-alle-19.55.10-800x540\" width=\"500\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/two-girls-in-china\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schermata-2015-12-28-alle-19.55.10-800x540-500x338.png 500w, https:\/\/library.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/two-girls-in-china\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schermata-2015-12-28-alle-19.55.10-800x540-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/library.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/two-girls-in-china\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schermata-2015-12-28-alle-19.55.10-800x540-600x405.png 600w, https:\/\/library.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/two-girls-in-china\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schermata-2015-12-28-alle-19.55.10-800x540.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They surely did not have to worry about weight limitations of air companies or space constraints as we do today, but always risked to lose everything due to bandits or bad weather.<\/p>\n<p>When traveling today, no horse will carry the luggage for us, instead we will carry everything on our backs! \u00a0At least we don&#8217;t need tents or supplies!<\/p>\n<p>During our trip we will have to walk around crowded cities and hop-on and off rural trains, so trolleys or big suitcases are not the right choice&#8230; the humble backpack will be the best companion!<\/p>\n<p>And so we prepared our small and light backpacks, but &#8230;\u00a0What should we pack?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14026 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/library.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/two-girls-in-china\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160730_140041-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160730_140041\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/two-girls-in-china\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160730_140041-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/library.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/two-girls-in-china\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160730_140041-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/two-girls-in-china\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160730_140041-750x1000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/library.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/two-girls-in-china\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160730_140041-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/library.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/two-girls-in-china\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160730_140041.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apart from airy summer clothes (in summer, most parts of China experience temperatures between 25 and 30 \u00b0C) and comfortable shoes and sunglasses, the English translation of Kircher&#8217;s <em>China Illustrata<\/em> will come with us to be our guide!<\/p>\n<p>In addition to that, essential medicines, passport, credit card, some dollars cash for emergencies and everything we really need is inside!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here we are, less than a week left and then off we go!\u00a0And so the time to pack has arrived&#8230; Jesuits in the XVII century packed very differently from us. 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