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Beijing,

1910

Camels at the Tartar Walls, Peking

Men transporting goods on camelback along the Tartar Walls outside the city of Peking.

The tartars responsible for the construction of the outer city wall of Peking were originally from the areas north of China in what is now known as Mongolia, Manchuria and Turkestan. The wall is fortified with buttresses, several gates and is made from stone, brick and mortar. It is estimated that the