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Beijing JuYuanHao bow and arrow making craftsmanship

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Ju Yuan No. bow and arrow making skills is one of China's traditional handicrafts. Ju Yuan No. bow and arrow making skills inherited the fine tradition of Chinese hyperbolic recurved composite bow, bow of the main tube bamboo, posted outside the horn, put in the tendon, both ends of the installation wooden bow Shaw. Bow bow made into a "vernacular" and decorated "living painting" two links. Bowstring generally two kinds of leather and cotton, poly-cotton making more use of the symbol numbers. Arrow system includes the step of adjusting lever, fight skin, rod-mounting arrow tail, and the like.

Ju Yuan No. bows

- Ju Yuan No. bows and arrows -

Ju Yuan No. royal Qing dedicated arsenal, its bow shop was originally located near the Dong Si compound bow and arrow. Ju Yuan No. 1957 moved to Beijing after the transformation of the first sporting goods factory, now become the area units, Chaoyang District, located near the current International Trade Building. In 1998, the ninth generation descendant of Yang Ju Yuan No. through residential site in Chaoyang District Tuanjiehu shop, Chung-hing old industry. Ju Yuan to the number today has been around for nearly 300 years, after 10 generation descendant. In a bow and arrow Shop Ju Yuan No., holds an ancient bow down protection during the Cultural Revolution by the tenth generation descendant of Yang Fuxi, the "three-Yi Fu dynasty system" section printed on the bow, and another inscription explain the bow, he said this bow is for the 100th anniversary celebration of Ju yuan numbers and special. Infer, Ju Yuan number of years should start between the years 1720 to 1721.

Ju Yuan No. bow and arrow making skills inheritors

Ju Yuan No. bow and arrow making skills successors - Mr. Yang Fuxi

Ju Yuan No. bows and arrows main production process

The exact procedure to make bows and arrows and many of the key processes rely entirely artisan craft and experience, an eye for the ruler to hand for the degree, there is little specific data can refer to. Make a bow need to use special tools to hundreds of pieces of two dozen pure manual processing of natural materials, through more than 200 procedures, which lasted three or four months, before it can produce a Chinese traditional bows. Ju Yuan No. bow and arrow making skills inherited the fine tradition of Chinese hyperbolic recurved composite bow, bow of the main tube bamboo, posted outside the horn, put in the tendon, both ends of the installation wooden bow. Bow bow made into a "vernacular" and decorated "living painting" two links. Bowstring generally two kinds of leather and cotton, poly-cotton making more use of the symbol numbers. Simple bow shape structure manufactured tire manufacturing process there, the latch sub, horns shop, shop tendon, five channels on the bench, there are 200 segments. Arrow system includes the step of adjusting lever, fight skin, rod-mounting arrow tail, and the like.

Use tools bench saws, rasps, tendons combs, pillows, and a dozen bow. In particular, Ju Yuan No. bows very strict requirements on the material, such as wood use elm or ash, water buffalo horns with the South, and must be longer than 60 cm arrow feathers general use to compare wind blows hard fan of French goose Wait.

Ju Yuan No. bows worth making skills

Poly production techniques bow element number is a typical representative of Chinese traditional craftsmanship, its complicated production process, each process extremely delicate procedures and requirements. These production techniques is China's long-term wisdom of working people, it is difficult for the modern technology replaced. It contains a wealth of genetic science and technology, is an extremely valuable historical heritage. Although ancient literature describes the production process bow and arrow, but classical is very concise, if not physical, hard to prove. Ju Yuan No. bow and arrow bow and arrow making skills to reproduce the process of real operation, with significant value technology.

Ju Yuan No. bow and arrow making heritage significance

Ju Yuan Dong Si Street is number seventeen bow shop "compound bow" in the late Qing Dynasty sole survivor. It intact the traditional bow and arrow making complex production process, delicate process and technical skills, concentration of Chinese traditional bows and arrows cultural development track. These skills difficult to replace modern technology, is an outstanding representative of Chinese traditional manual process, it is an extremely valuable historical heritage. It is the epitome of Chinese traditional bows and related cultural development track, it made bows and arrows as weapons and in addition to entertainment, collectibles, but also has a special role in any modern technology imitation crossbow or other similar tools can not be replaced.

Ju Yuan No. inheritance and development of production techniques bow and arrow is now facing great difficulties, Yang Fuxi life distress, working conditions and environment are very poor, and there is no apprentice to inherit his craft urgent need to take protective measures.

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