Chinese weapons
Featured story
Chinese dadao: history and features of the big saber
The dadao has no single standard size and did not suddenly appear in 1930. Discover the features of this Chinese big saber, its documented uses and how to...
In this article
- What dadao means and where it fits among Chinese weapons
- Recognising a dadao without treating its features as absolute rules
- Origins: what we know and what remains open
