Typical Exquisite Weaponry of Terracotta Warriors
by Tina

July07

As the world wonder, Terracotta Warriors have received loads of praise in with profound history, deep traditional cultural connotation and unexpected elegant project. However, from the Terracotta Warriors, there are many exquisite large amounts of bronze weapons unearthed. Although they have been buried for long years, they still glittered and as sharp as the new bought. From this, you could guess the high level of metallurgical technology of Qin Dynasty.

Weapons in Teracotta Warriors

Typical Sword in Terracotta Warriors
There are many researches explaining the strong military of Qin Dynasty. Reasons explained including the strict military systems and the disciplined army as well as the wise tactics in the fighting. One of the most important essences is the high advanced military equipments. The first will be the sword. In Chinese, the military weapon is called Jian. In the Chinese short weapons, sword is regarded as the king. In the traditional fighting, sword is always used for stab the enemy. In pit 1 and pit 2, there are over 20 kinds of swords unearthed with smooth and sharp features. Most of them are yellow gray colors. The body of swords is finely filed and polished making them as bright as the new.

Delicate Spear in Terracotta Warriors
In China, it was called Mao. Spears unearthed in the Terracotta Warriors are sharp and exquisite. Compared to the spears in other dynasties, Qin Spears paid much attention on the combat. Simple, wide and flat shape as well as the sharp blade decides the successful dynasty. The strong military and strict disciplines are all originated from the simple weapons.

Crossbow and Arrowhead in Terracotta Warriors
In China, Crossbow is called Nu. Compared with the bow, the crossbow takes more tension and has a long effective range. It was used to shoot at long-range targets. In Qin Dynasty, the crossbow housed a standard shape and structure. The Qin bronze mechanical devices paid much attention on the bows. In addition to the crossbow, the arrowhead in the Terracotta Warriors is important in the military. In China, it was called the Jian. It is used with the crossbow. In the terracotta warriors, there are about 40,000 arrowheads unearthed. Among them, there are two iron arrowheads. The bronze heads are prismatic gaining much recognition in the modern research.

These dazzling weapons are the wise crystallize of traditional human being. It will contribute much in the country developing.

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