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English: Illustrations of Ming dynasty bows. The left-most three bows are from Wu Bei Yao Lue (author: Cheng Ziyi). The right-most three bows are from Wu Bei Zhi (author: Mao Yuanyi). From left-to-right: general-purpose bow (通用弓), big-siyah bow (大弰弓), Taiping Village bow (太平寨弓), Xifan wooden bow (西番木弓), small-siyah bow (小稍弓), and Kaiyuan bow (开元弓).
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Source Composite of illustrations from two Ming dynasty military texts: Wu Bei Yao Lue (1638) and Wu Bei Zhi (17th century CE)
Author Cheng Ziyi (Wu Bei Yao Lue); Mao Yuanyi (Wu Bei Zhi)

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