Would you ride a horse from one continent to another? That’s what Xu Zhixian of China is doing. Zhixian is traveling from Europe to Asia on horseback.

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Why horseback?

Zhixian is from Heze, located in the Shandong province, eastern China, and started his horseback journey earlier this year. He’s been posting about his journey on social media for his followers to tune in.

The 32-year-old traveler tells Ziniu News“I told my family I wanted to ride on horseback to China, but they didn’t believe me until I bought a horse and started my journey.”

He began his horseback journey on February 20th in Spain and is currently in the Netherlands. So far, he has traveled over 1,500 miles.

“When someone asked me why, I said there was no reason. I just do it because