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Learn Crescent Moon Spade
It originates from monastic traditions, gets in on fantastic tales as well as the Shen...
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Learn Three Kingdoms: Capturing Arrows with Boats of Straw
The story of how the brilliant strategist Zhuge Liang "borrowed" 100,000 arrows from...
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Learn The Yang Clan and Mu Guiying - China's Amazons
Over a thousand years ago, the Northern Song Dynasty was constantly invaded and, ruled...
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Learn The Northern and Southern Dynasties
The Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-589 C.E.) was a period of great turmoil.
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Learn The Yuan Dynasty
When the Mongol ruler Kublai Khan founded the Yuan Dynasty in 1271, he became the first...
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Learn Chinese Chariots
In ancient times, Chinese chariots were prominent battle vehicles. They emerged during...
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Learn Qiang - the Chinese Spear
The qiang is the most common long-handled spear used by Chinese soldiers. It is one of...
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Learn Jian - Double-Edged Chinese Sword
The jian is a double-edged sword that comes from a family of small ancient arms dating...
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Learn Dao - Chinese Saber
The dao, similar to the European saber, was the weapon most commonly used by ancient...
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Learn Gong - Chinese Bow
The gong is the most ancient form of ballistic weapon, and the Chinese bow is believed...
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Learn Bang - Staff
The bang (pronounced bahng) is perhaps the most basic of ancient Chinese weapons. It is...
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Learn Fu - Chinese Axe
The fu, or Chinese axe, was originally used, as most axes are, for chopping wood. Even...
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Learn Ancient Beacon Towers
Chinese armies used fire and smoke signals to rapidly transmit military messages over...
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