Showing posts with label Mongol influence. Show all posts Showing posts with label Mongol influence. Show all posts 27 October 2015 Maces of the Ming Dynasty › The proper Chinese name for mace is Gu Duo (骨朵), which was a corruption of Gua Zhun (胍肫), meaning big belly or flower bud. It was also kn... 13 comments: 30 September 2015 Bows of the Ming Dynasty › Despite the importance of archery in Chinese culture and warfare, very little is known about Ming bows because of their eventual complete re... 14 comments: 3 April 2015 Gou Qiang (鈎鎗) › Drawing of a Gou Qiang, from 'Lian Bing Za Ji (《練兵雜紀》)'. Gou Qiang (鈎鎗, barbed spear) was a cavalry spear with two to four thre... 20 March 2015 Cotton and brigandine armours of the Ming Dynasty › Mian Jia (棉甲, cotton armour) Section of one of the pages of 'Rui Xi Xian Sheng Nian Pu (《瑞溪先生年譜》)', depicting a horseman wearing ... 37 comments: › Home View web version Random Quotes & Trivia
