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Beijing,

1910

Chinese Horse Shoeing, Peking

A man nails an iron horseshoe into the hoof of a Chinese work horse.

Horses have played an integral role in China throughout its history. First domesticated approximately 5000 years ago, horses were vital to military strength as well as to the transportation of goods and supplies. Horses are also important in Chinese mythology. Associated with the dragon, the Chinese