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Pratique des examens militaires en Chine
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Pratique des examens militaires en Chine

Pratique des examens militaires en Chine, published by French missionary Étienne Zi (1851–1932), concerns the martial examination system, illustrating the entire process with a remarkable number of drawings. The image on display here is “ball shooting,” which was tested in the first section of the examination. While on horseback, candidates used flat-tipped arrows to shoot at a ball resting in a depression of the platform. In 1760, “ball shooting” was moved from the second section to the first, thereby being evaluated along with mounted archery.
Item No.
DS703.4 V299 no.9
Period
1896
Notes
Étienne Zi著

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