. The awakening of China . TUiXB OF DK. ERNST FABER IN TSING-TAU PROVINCE OP CHIHLI 37 behind high walls. So high and strong are the wallsof the British Legatican that in the Boxer War of 1900it served the whole community for a fortress, whereinwe sustained a siege of eight weeks. A marble obelisknear the Legation gate commemorates the siege, anda marble gateway on a neighboviring street marks thespot where Baron Ketteler was shot. Since that wara foreign quarter has been marked out, the approachesto which have been partially fortified. The streetsare now greatly improved; ruined buildings hav
. The awakening of China . TUiXB OF DK. ERNST FABER IN TSING-TAU PROVINCE OP CHIHLI 37 behind high walls. So high and strong are the wallsof the British Legatican that in the Boxer War of 1900it served the whole community for a fortress, whereinwe sustained a siege of eight weeks. A marble obelisknear the Legation gate commemorates the siege, anda marble gateway on a neighboviring street marks thespot where Baron Ketteler was shot. Since that wara foreign quarter has been marked out, the approachesto which have been partially fortified. The streetsare now greatly improved; ruined buildings have beenrepaired; and the general appearance of the old cityhas been altered for the better. Two more walled enclosures have to be passed beforewe arrive at the palace. One of them forms a protectedbarrack or camping-ground for the palace guards andother ofiicials attendant on the covirt. The other is asacred precinct shielded from vulgar eyes and intrusivefeet, and bears the name Forbidden City. In theyear following the fli
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