The expedition will use the hardy Maremmana breed, the modern type closest to that used by Marco Polo on his voyages to the court of Kublai Khan, the Mongol emperor.

• 远征的马队挑选的是耐力好的马莱玛娜马。当年,马可波罗应元世祖忽必烈的邀请前来中国,他在途中使用的马就是马莱玛娜马的近亲。