Draft History of Chinese Arms

Author: Zhou Wei
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: A national's inherent weapons are closely related to its race, culture, history, science, art, skills, and the rise and fall, strength and weakness of its nation's birth and death. This book is a monumental work sealed away for half a century and a pioneering work in the study of Chinese weapon history. Mr. Zhou Wei devoted thirty years of effort to collecting literature and historical materials, observing actual weapons, and systematically studying the development, form evolution, and craftsmanship of ancient Chinese weapons. It compiles hundreds of images of actual weapons, making it an irreplaceable classic in the field of ancient material culture research. As a pioneering work in China that systematically studies the history of ancient weapons, this book is rich in content and detailed in data. Many of its insights and arguments remain highly valued today, and its value is self-evident. However, in the decades following its completion, archaeologists have unearthed numerous previously unseen weapons, and significant achievements have been made in both the macro and micro aspects of weapon history research. Our understanding of ancient weapons has greatly advanced since the author wrote this book, and we may hold different views on certain specific issues. Readers are advised to pay attention to this when reading the book. To provide readers with a more comprehensive understanding of the issues discussed in the book, the editors have supplemented some archaeological findings of weapons and related reference images, placed at the beginning of the volume, for the reference of researchers and enthusiasts of ancient weapons. This book is a monumental work sealed away for half a century and a pioneering work in the study of Chinese weapon history. Mr. Zhou Wei devoted thirty years of effort to collecting literature and historical materials, observing actual weapons, and systematically studying the development, form evolution, and craftsmanship of ancient Chinese weapons. It compiles hundreds of images of actual weapons, making it an irreplaceable classic in the field of ancient material culture research. As a pioneering work in China that systematically studies the history of ancient weapons, this book is rich in content and detailed in data. Many of its insights and arguments remain highly valued today, and its value is self-evident. However, in the decades following its completion, archaeologists have unearthed numerous previously unseen weapons, and significant achievements have been made in both the macro and micro aspects of weapon history research. Our understanding of ancient weapons has greatly advanced since the author wrote this book, and we may hold different views on certain specific issues. Readers are advised to pay attention to this when reading the book. To provide readers with a more comprehensive understanding of the issues discussed in the book, the editors have supplemented some archaeological findings of weapons and related reference images, placed at the beginning of the volume, for the reference of researchers and enthusiasts of ancient weapons.