“What kinds of weapons were used in battles during the Shang dynasty?”
“What do the shape of a person’s head on and the curved lines running across Daji’s bronze battle-axe mean?”
“What are weapons in the Shang dynasty made out of?”
There are seemingly infinite questions about Shang dynasty weapons, but to get some answers, let’s just open the king’s arsenal!
The tour will guide participants to observe and understand the functions, ornamentation, and materials of each weapon, as well as to doodle in the coloring sheets of featured weapons. Complete the excursion, and you will turn into a Shang weapon master!
Session 1: Oct. 31 (Sun.) 10:00-10:40 AM
Session 2: Nov. 07 (Sun.) 02:00-02:40 PM
Registration: Each session is limited to 30 participants. Please visit ⇛the Academia Sinica Open House website, enter the page of wished session, and sign up.
Remarks:
Featured Learning Materials:
Coloring Sheets of Shang Dynasty Weapons / Atlas of Shang Dynasty Weapons / Daji's Bible of War
“What do the shape of a person’s head on and the curved lines running across Daji’s bronze battle-axe mean?”
“What are weapons in the Shang dynasty made out of?”
There are seemingly infinite questions about Shang dynasty weapons, but to get some answers, let’s just open the king’s arsenal!
The tour will guide participants to observe and understand the functions, ornamentation, and materials of each weapon, as well as to doodle in the coloring sheets of featured weapons. Complete the excursion, and you will turn into a Shang weapon master!
Session 1: Oct. 31 (Sun.) 10:00-10:40 AM
Session 2: Nov. 07 (Sun.) 02:00-02:40 PM
Registration: Each session is limited to 30 participants. Please visit ⇛the Academia Sinica Open House website, enter the page of wished session, and sign up.
Remarks:
- The activity will be given via Google Meet. Web link will be sent to registered participants.
- We kindly ask our participants to prepare crayons, colored pencils, or other preferred drawing materials, and print the “Coloring Sheets of Shang Dynasty Weapons” in advance.
- Open House stamp link is provided during the tour. For collecting stamps to enter the lucky drawing and apply for the certificate of achievement, please refer to⇛ 2021 Academia Sinica Open House website.
- The Museum will further draw 15 winners in total from those who submit their doodling works. Each winner will be presented with the “Daji Speaks” L-Type Plastic Folder (two designs in a set), the exhibition postcard, and the paper doll set.
- Tour Language: Mandarin Chinese.
Featured Learning Materials:
Coloring Sheets of Shang Dynasty Weapons / Atlas of Shang Dynasty Weapons / Daji's Bible of War