On winter mornings the wind stung exposed hands and eyes, carrying dust from the nearby Gobi Desert. The only other living presence was the wild dogs, whose howling kept the locals awake. Known as the Fox Tower, it was believed to be haunted by fox spirits, a superstition that meant the place was deserted at night.Īfter dark the area became the preserve of thousands of bats, which lived in the eaves of the Fox Tower and flitted across the moonlight like giant shadows. The eastern section of old Peking has been dominated since the fifteenth century by a looming watchtower, built as part of the Tartar Wall to protect the city from invaders.
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