Ming Reenactors from 2018 Hailongtun International Armor Cultural Festival 2018 海龙屯甲胄文化节



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of the images you see- which are courtesy of the Armor Alliance. It is my wish to both let people know of their contents and perhaps broaden their article's reach in the English speaking world through my microblogging. If you want to see more of these images and read about the amazing festival in detaill, or if you want to see how you can attend the event, please go to their site and check out their full length articles. My blog, as always should be a springboard for tangential learning, and I sincerely hope that your interests have been piqued by something that (hopefully) you have not seen before. 



The Hailongtun 海龙屯 Festival is located in Zunyi, Guizhou province in southern China. It name literally means: "Sea Dragon Castle") and the site is a ruined fortress on the Longyan Mountain, in Hailongtun Village, Hailongtun was established in 1257 during the Southern Song dynasty. It served as the stronghold of the Bozhou Tusi (native minority chiefdom), ruled by the native Yang family. The landscape around Hailongtun's tourist area and Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture is also one of the most scenic in China. With lush- rice terraced hills and ancient villages whose architecture were still kept in tact throughout the 20th and the 21st century. 















 







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Comments

Der said…
Are you sure they're Ming reenactors? because it really looks Manchu to me.
Dragon's Armory said…
Ming troops wore a lot of brigandine armor (for those who could get their hands on one in the later era- by the 1620s there's a lot of problems with them getting supplies) and traditionally a lot of soldiers wore blue.

https://dragonsarmory.blogspot.com/2017/01/ming-frontier-troops.html
春秋戰國 said…
@Der
What the author said.

The only questionable equipment on them is the helmet with throat guard. The Machu inherited most of the Ming equipment and made little modifications to them, so it is natural that Ming and Qing equipment look alike.
Der said…
So the Manchus, in terms of military equipment, are not as alien to China than I thought.
Unknown said…
Nice uniforms, but to truly bring back China's martial tradition, dressing up is not enough. People should participate in combat sports like san da or shuai jiao, maybe even mma. This way we can bring Chinese martial arts into the modern world.
春秋戰國 said…
@Michael Lam
Actually many reenactors of the event do HEMA, Chinese martial arts, Bingji (free style weapon sparring with HEMA-like rules but not limited to European martial arts), HMB, or all of them.
gabelbart said…
wow, what a great, cool and colourful festival.
kind of a lifetime goal to get there
Anonymous said…
beautiful
Unknown said…
@Der
yes, the manchu is not alien to china military equipment because before they come to power, the manchu are part of ming dynasty's army