{"id":52410,"date":"2019-11-04T04:00:34","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T09:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=52410"},"modified":"2019-11-03T16:57:54","modified_gmt":"2019-11-03T21:57:54","slug":"a-tale-of-swords-and-gunpowder-weapons-in-ancient-china-l-history-of-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/11\/04\/a-tale-of-swords-and-gunpowder-weapons-in-ancient-china-l-history-of-china\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tale of Swords and Gunpowder &#8211; Weapons in Ancient China l HISTORY OF CHINA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-2CzJLMDLls\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>IT&#8217;S HISTORY<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 12 Aug 2015<\/p>\n<p><em>Dao<\/em>, <em>Gun<\/em>, <em>Jian<\/em> and <em>Quiang<\/em> are the four main traditional fighting weapons of China. Even though, the Chinese had already invented gunpowder by the end of the tenth century. So besides of having an arsenal of swords, spears, sabres, crossbows and bow and arrows, the Chinese military could also choose from cannons, rockets, mines and even handheld firearms. Still, close combat would remain the favoured means of battle for a long time. All about the history of Chinas weaponry now on IT&#8217;S HISTORY!   <\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SOURCES<br \/>\nVideos: British Path\u00e9 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/britishpathe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/britishp&#8230;<\/a>)<br \/>\nPictures: mainly Picture Alliance<br \/>\nContent:<br \/>\nLu Gwei-Djen, Joseph Needham and Phan Chi-Hsing (1988): &#8220;The Oldest Representation of a Bombard&#8221;. In:<br \/>\n<em>Technology and Culture<\/em> 29 (3), pp. 594-605<br \/>\nNeedham, Joseph (1986): <em>Science and Civilization in China. Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 7, Military Technology; the Gunpowder Epic<\/em>. Taipei<br \/>\nTittmann, Wilfried\/ Nibler, Ferdinand &#038; John, Wolfgang ()<br \/>\n&#8220;Salpeter und Salpetergewinnung im \u00dcbergang vom Mittelalter zur Neuzeit&#8221;: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ruhr-uni-bochum.de%2Ftechnikhist%2Ftittmann%2F4%2520Salpeter.pdf&#038;redir_token=18O-jBsDKkevRYRmOkOezQFvr0J8MTU3MjkwMzUwN0AxNTcyODE3MTA3&#038;v=-2CzJLMDLls&#038;event=video_description\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de\/technik&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nWang Ling (1947): &#8220;On the Invention and Use of Gunpowder and Firearms in China&#8221;. In: <em>Isis<\/em> 37 (3\/4), 160-178<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb ABOUT US<br \/>\nIT&#8217;S HISTORY is a ride through history &#8211; Join us discovering the world&#8217;s most important eras in IN TIME, BIOGRAPHIES of the GREATEST MINDS and the most important INVENTIONS. <\/p>\n<p>\u00bb HOW CAN I SUPPORT YOUR CHANNEL?<br \/>\nYou can support us by sharing our videos with your friends and spreading the word about our work. <\/p>\n<p>\u00bb CAN I EMBED YOUR VIDEOS ON MY WEBSITE?<br \/>\nOf course, you can embed our videos on your website. We are happy if you show our channel to your friends, fellow students, classmates, professors, teachers or neighbors. Or just share our videos on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit etc. Subscribe to our channel and like our videos with a thumbs up. <\/p>\n<p>\u00bb CAN I SHOW YOUR VIDEOS IN CLASS?<br \/>\nOf course! Tell your teachers or professors about our channel and our videos. We\u2019re happy if we can contribute with our videos. <\/p>\n<p>\u00bb CREDITS<br \/>\nPresented by: Guy Kiddey<br \/>\nScript by: Martin Haldenmair<br \/>\nDirected by: Daniel Czepelczauer<br \/>\nDirector of Photography: Markus Kretzschmar<br \/>\nMusic: Markus Kretzschmar<br \/>\nSound Design: Bojan Novic<br \/>\nEditing: Franz J\u00e4nich<\/p>\n<p>A Mediakraft Networks original channel<br \/>\nBased on a concept by Florian Wittig and Daniel Czepelczauer<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard-Olsson, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nHead of Production: Michael Wendt<br \/>\nProducer: Daniel Czepelczauer<br \/>\nSocial Media Manager: Laura Pagan and Florian Wittig<\/p>\n<p>Contains material licensed from British Path\u00e9<br \/>\nAll rights reserved &#8211; \u00a9 Mediakraft Networks GmbH, 2015<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-04-A-Tale-of-Swords-and-Gunpowder-\u2013-Weapons-in-Ancient-China-l-HISTORY-OF-CHINA.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-04-A-Tale-of-Swords-and-Gunpowder-\u2013-Weapons-in-Ancient-China-l-HISTORY-OF-CHINA-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-52412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-04-A-Tale-of-Swords-and-Gunpowder-\u2013-Weapons-in-Ancient-China-l-HISTORY-OF-CHINA-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-04-A-Tale-of-Swords-and-Gunpowder-\u2013-Weapons-in-Ancient-China-l-HISTORY-OF-CHINA-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-04-A-Tale-of-Swords-and-Gunpowder-\u2013-Weapons-in-Ancient-China-l-HISTORY-OF-CHINA-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-04-A-Tale-of-Swords-and-Gunpowder-\u2013-Weapons-in-Ancient-China-l-HISTORY-OF-CHINA-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-04-A-Tale-of-Swords-and-Gunpowder-\u2013-Weapons-in-Ancient-China-l-HISTORY-OF-CHINA.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IT&#8217;S HISTORY Published 12 Aug 2015 Dao, Gun, Jian and Quiang are the four main traditional fighting weapons of China. 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