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Mace (bludgeon) Various Eastern maces, from left: Bozdogan/buzdygan (Ottoman), tabar-shishpar (Indian), shishpar (Indian), shishpar (Indian), gurz (Indian), shishpar (Indian). A mace is a blunt weapon, a type of club or virge that uses a heavy head on the end of a handle to deliver powerful strikes. A mace typically consists of a strong, heavy ...
Book of Documents. The Book of Documents (Chinese: 書經; pinyin: Shūjīng; Wade–Giles: Shu King), or the Classic of History, [b] is one of the Five Classics of ancient Chinese literature. It is a collection of rhetorical prose attributed to figures of ancient China, and served as the foundation of Chinese political philosophy for over two ...
The Jixiao Xinshu (simplified Chinese: 纪效新书; traditional Chinese: 紀效新書; pinyin: Jìxiào xīnshū) or New Treatise on Military Efficiency[1] is a military manual written during the 1560s and 1580s by the Ming dynasty general Qi Jiguang. Its primary significance is in advocating for a combined arms approach to warfare using five ...
A battle axe (also battle-axe, battle ax, or battle-ax) is an axe specifically designed for combat. Battle axes were specialized versions of utility axes. Many were suitable for use in one hand, while others were larger and were deployed two-handed. Axes designed for warfare ranged in weight from just over 0.5 to 3 kg (1 to 7 lb), and in length ...
Water Margin, praised as an early "masterpiece" of vernacular fiction, [13] is renowned for the "mastery and control" of its mood and tone. [13] The novel is also known for its use of vivid, humorous and especially racy language. [13] However, it has been denounced as "obscene" by various critics since the Ming dynasty.
Wuxia (武俠, literally "martial arts and chivalry") is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although wuxia is traditionally a form of historical fantasy literature, its popularity has caused it to be adapted for such diverse art forms as Chinese opera, manhua, television dramas, films, and video games.
Six Secret Strategic Teachings (Chinese: 六 韬; pinyin: Liùtāo) Jiāng Zǐyá, A treatise on military strategy divided into six chapters, six types of ways to engage in war. 0794 Zhou dynasty. 0794. 11th century BC. State of Zhou (modern day Shaanxi) Portrait of Jiang Ziya from the Sancai Tuhui.
Assassin's mace. The assassin's mace of ancient China was a rectangular club designed to break sharp weapons in combat by hitting them. An assassin's mace (Chinese: 杀手锏; pinyin: Shāshǒujiǎn) is a legendary ancient Chinese weapon. It is now used metaphorically to describe certain Chinese weapons systems. The term has its roots in ...