009中国古代战车（009 ancient Chinese Chariot）.doc

009中国古代战车（009 ancient Chinese Chariot） Ancient Chinese Chariot Ancient Chinese Chariot Zhongguo, Gudai, zhanche, China, ancient, s, chariot,... A vehicle used in warfare in ancient China for offensive and defensive purposes. Of the car directly to fight against the enemy, and carry the baggage for garrison caboose. Used in the general literature will attack the car called the chariot, car, car, or start war leather car, car hub and long wu. The Xia Dynasty has small chariots and chariot. From the category of Western Zhou Dynasty to the spring and autumn, the chariot has been the main equipment of the army, the war is the main mode of operation. In the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the shape of chariot was described in detail in the book of records. In 1936, in Anyang city of Henan Province, the chariot pit unearthed for the first time, a chariot of the Shang dynasty. The south end of the pit is lined with tools and horses, and there are 3 weapons inside and outside the car. From the unearthed in Shang and Western Zhou Dynasty, spring and autumn and Warring States period tombs in the Shang and Zhou dynasties chariot can be seen, the chariot shape is basically the same, are: Yuan alone (the Warring States), two long width hubs; vertical short rectangular compartment (and), open the car door in the rear; shaft pressed between the car rear end with the driving axle, tail slightly above the car, driving the car in front of the horizontal scale, scale up to two yoke horses (Figure 1 the vehicle structure diagram). The chariot wheel diameter is larger, about 130 to 140 cm, the spring and Autumn period is reduced to 124 cm; the spokes 18 ~ 24; car width is generally between 130 to 160 cm (unearthed in Shandong Province Xi an Jiao County in the Western Zhou Dynasty chariot car up to 164 cm wide, 80 cm to 100 cm depth). The wheel diameter, width and depth of carriage is short, and it is a single shaft, in order to increase the stability and protection and not by the enemy side ca