Yang Fuxi with one of his traditional Chinese ox-horn bows, in Beijing’s Panjiayuan Market last month. Picture: Steven Ribet Yang Fuxi with one of his traditional Chinese ox-horn bows, in Beijing’s Panjiayuan Market last month. Picture: Steven Ribet
Yang Fuxi with one of his traditional Chinese ox-horn bows, in Beijing’s Panjiayuan Market last month. Picture: Steven Ribet
Martial arts
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Traditional Chinese archery: bow makers on target to resurrect lost martial art

Two decades ago, Chinese archery appeared extinct, but renewed interest in the practice – the third of the six noble competencies – and demand for artisanal weapons has brought it back from the brink

Topic |   Martial arts
Steven Ribet

Updated: 10:42am, 18 Oct, 2018

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Yang Fuxi with one of his traditional Chinese ox-horn bows, in Beijing’s Panjiayuan Market last month. Picture: Steven Ribet Yang Fuxi with one of his traditional Chinese ox-horn bows, in Beijing’s Panjiayuan Market last month. Picture: Steven Ribet
Yang Fuxi with one of his traditional Chinese ox-horn bows, in Beijing’s Panjiayuan Market last month. Picture: Steven Ribet
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