Bian Jian (鞭箭)

Bian Jian (鞭箭, lit. 'Whip arrow')

Bian Jian (highlighted), from 'Wu Bei Zhi (《武備志》)'.

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Piao Shi (飃石)

Drawing of a Piao Shi, from 'Ji Xiao Xin Shu (《紀效新書》)'.

Piao Shi (飃石, lit. 'Whirlwind stone'), also known as Shou Pao (手砲, lit. 'Hand trebuchet') during Song period, was the Chinese name for staff sling. It consisted of a short cord tied to one end of a five chi bamboo pole, and was usually employed in siege defence alongside larger stone throwers.

Sling was actually comparatively rare in China, as sheep husbandry wasn't an important part of ancient China's agricultural economy.

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