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With zinging arrows, powerful crossbow bolts, stabbing swords, and swinging axes all a staple feature of the Chinese battlefield, it is not surprising that soldiers sought to protect themselves as best they could with armour and shields. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1143/armour-in-ancient-chinese-warfare/ #History #ChineseWarfare #TerracottaArmy #WarringStatesPeriod
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The bow was the most common weapon in ancient Chinese warfare and the skill of using it was the most esteemed martial art for millennia. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1144/archers-in-ancient-chinese-warfare/ #History #ChineseWarfare #TerracottaArmy #WarringStatesPeriod
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Xunzi (pronounced shund-zee, l. https://www.worldhistory.org/Xunzi/ #History #Confucianism #Mencius #WarringStatesPeriod
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