chinese weapons

Ge: The most popular Chinese long weapon used in ancient times was the Ge. In the very beginning, people just tied a piece of stone on top of a staff as a weapon. When bronze was used, people made many beautiful Ge heads. In the ancient world, soldiers fought from "fighting wagons" using long weapons. Ge was very useful for this. When rider horse became popular, Ge was obsolete generally. Ge remained in use through the Three Kingdom Period (220 - 265).
Jian: The most commonly used Chinese weapon overall is Jian, the straight double-edged sword. Not just a weapon, it also symbolizes many values of traditional Chinese culture and character. In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, bronze Jians of very high quality were produced. They were respected and revered as holy weapons. Many legends of heroes and their wondrous deeds date from these periods.
Qiang: or spear is the most popular of the Chinese long weapons. Through many centuries of practice and research, spear skills were developed to such a high level that defense against spear skills became the most challenging of all defensive maneuvers. At the same time, of course, strategies and skills for such defensive maneuvers were avidly sought. Here we show some ancient spearheads. Although they are of varying shapes, more attention was actually paid to the quality and production of a spear’s staff than to the spear’s head.
Fu: is an axe, is not a common military weapon but it was commonly used by members of the security forces guarding emperors, kings, nobles or generals. It symbolized the power and prestige of the guard’s high-ranking employer.
And finally Dao: or saber, became a popular weapon much later than Jian. Sabers made of bronze are, therefore, rare. By the time iron was widely used for the manufacture of weapons, Dao rather than Jian had become the predominant military short weapon. The shape of Dao has changed a lot over time so that today there are many different variations.
These are some of chinas most popular and rare weapons.