Some bows in Shenyang

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Stig_Losnegaard
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Some bows in Shenyang

Post by Stig_Losnegaard » Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:22 pm

This is probably more of a travellers tip in case someone are interested.

We got a scanner the other day and tested scanning old photographs. I then remembered I tok a
photograph of two bows and some arrows in Shenyang (Liaoning Province) some years ago.
Lack of a digital camera and unsure of the light conditions I took only this one picture.

I searched this forum for "Shenyang" without luck so I guess there is no references
to a display of Qing bows i Shenyang.

Inside the "gugong" ("forbidden city") in Shenyang there is, alongside
the "parade square" a pavillion for each of the Qing banners. Each of these little
pavillions contained (if memory serves me correct) a display of uniform/armour, banner and weapons
for the appropriate banner.

One of the displays looked like this:
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Post by Orda Khan » Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:33 pm

Very nice.
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Post by Stephen Selby » Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:26 am

These were the personal hunting bows of the Qing Empereor, Qianlong.
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