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CHINESE AQSU
The inner dimensions of Chinese Aqsu from wall to wall are about 300 m. No corner towers. The protected area is 28 fathoms wide. The parapet 4 fathoms high. Inner wall of gateway 23, outer wall 20 feet wide at the base. Middle projection about 28 m in width and depth (?). Fosse 4 fathoms wide, 3 feet deep, neglected. The wall of unbaked bricks. 2 clay buildings of about 10 m in length on the ramparts betwween each projection. Inside the wall 2 main streets running approximately from one gate to the other. Government buildings, surrounded by walls close to and just outside the W wall, close to the S and E walls and in the centre of the N half of the town.
The area above the eminence is a barren plateau of löss. Below all the land is tilled, with scattered houses, no large groups of houses excepting the N bazaar. Fields slightly marshy in places. Dulan üstang 5-10 fathoms wide. Impossible to ride across from the middle of May to the middle of July. At other times possible almost everywhere, the depth varying from 0.40 to 0.80 m. - Drawn by the author. |
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