"Zuo" goes:. "Affairs of state, in worship and Rong" "worship" means public memorial ceremony for the country, "Rong" is the nation's military action or war. Parade, is a "worship" and also "Rong" is a national event deserved. In ancient Chinese military history, the history of liturgical history and political system, both to the scale of this ritual parade grand majestic, mighty and majestic form, left a memory. Let us "through" into the past and see that thing on the ancient Chinese military parade ......

View Mengjin prepare soldiers for the cutting Zhou

According to historical records, the earliest dating back 4000 years ago, the parade occurs on the eve of the establishment of the Xia Dynasty. At that time, North China's Hua Xia Yu tribal leaders in order to develop the southern, was in the territory of Song County, Henan Province today Tu, tribal leaders and the Southern Alliance. At that event, soldiers armed with various weapons feathers, singing and dancing to the music, which is not only a heaven ceremony, also expressed delight from afar southern tribal leaders for the warm welcome .

To the Spring and Autumn Period, the parade began to frequent them. The initial parade is hunting manner. Army columns good battle, the supreme ruler or chief in the sounding of the first hunting animals with bow and arrow, and then reviewed the troops. At that time, people of this activity is called "Search" (meaning spring hunting). Since then, the development of a regular army or chariots review. Infantry yearly review called "search" triennial review chariot called "big read" review every five years, infantry and tanks called "big search."

Before Wuwangfazhou, organize military exercises in Mengjin, has attracted more than a vassal state to join, to prepare for the cutting Zhou, history called "concept Mengjin soldiers," this is the history of earlier large-scale parade.

Qin and Han parade has become a system

With the strengthening of centralization of the Qin Dynasty, Emperor pay more attention to military training and proofreading, although not leave a lot of literature, but the Terracotta Warriors in a highly realistic reproduction of the Qin Dynasty parade artistic scene.

The name of the parade, precisely from the Han Dynasty was formally called up. In the Han Dynasty, regular parade often made with a "Festival beast" campaign beginning of autumn day, where fighting also add some content. Thereafter, each build towards the longer the Han dynasty have similar regular or irregular parade.

Western Han Dynasty, Han held a variety scale military exercises, the army carried out proofreading, assessment. Whether central or local military forces, in general, to be held once every autumn, is called "Autumn shot", "proofreading" or "have tried." According to the "Han" records, due to the effective implementation of the training system and proofreading, the early Han Dynasty army have "suddenly riding light rail vehicles", "Jin Nu Changge, shot sparse and far", "A strong cutting edge, the length of phase miscellaneous, tour Crossbow exchanges, Wu Ju even before "," wood young officer sent, vector path with the "," dismount to fight, sword Ge phase, phase thin the herd (force) "and the five long skills, and gradually formed to fight the Huns advantage .

During the Jin Dynasty, the rulers also more emphasis on military training exercises in addition to queue armies battle formation, but also to carry out combat exercises. When focusing on the Southern navy training and review, Xuanwu Lake become intergenerational training places Southern navy. Northern appeared confrontational exercise.

Tang parade is an important form of training, "Emperor Questions and Replies" recorded at the time the ideas and methods of military training, the first is a gradual, grading coach, after the great general review, then the emperor great read. Such conventional parade was held almost every year. Furthermore, when the army expedition or triumph, the emperor also personally parade, reviewed the troops on the one hand, the other hand is a show of force, vibration Military Yang Guowei.

Sometimes the parade as a special form of pre-war mobilization. Such as "Old Tang," Juan Shiyi "DAI Zong Ji," said the circumstances of Dali nine summer April "Yiyou, Chao Guo Ziyi and other big parade to prepare for the Tibetan teacher," the.

Brought Qinyuyuewu

After the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin speak about military things, pay attention to the imperial guards of education and training. For example, the first meeting to teach reading and stabbed archery, Que choose world cavalry set ting, Wu and other pro-imperial reading suburbs. After the dynasty rulers, strengthen military training, and gradually formed a training system. Early Northern Song Dynasty, which brought, Taizong dynasties, the "Grand Review" (also known as a large teaching) were arranged in August and September. Thereafter, the imperial guards of teaching reading and gradually formed a "no through two o'clock" (spring and fall) of the system. Song of the military training very seriously, and to develop stringent regulations be guaranteed. Song Gao Jian Yan first year, to strengthen the newly formed military training, the enactment of the Privy Council to teach reading method, "learning system designed to destroy Feng Yu Yi defeat the enemy."

Yuan cavalry as the main arms, and therefore the main parade is reviewing cavalry horsemanship and the use of bows and arrows, swords, javelins and Tomahawk.

Qing Dynasty form a variety of ways parade

Proofreading Qing Dynasty, is the Eight Banners, ministers or governors regular inspection regime forces coaches, but also to promote the means and forms of military training. Great reading emperor military training test results, a grand military parade inspect combat effectiveness. Back in the days Cong years, Taiji had held a great read. Thereafter, the records on the Qianlong and Jiaqing Emperor parade and other emerging in various types of literature. After Yongzheng, large reading system more complete and thorough. Qianlong three provisions, after great read, all in accordance with the ordinances triennial Junji sixteen years, which handle matters according to the provisions of Yongzheng six years held. Da Qing reading locations, mainly in the South Garden, the Marco Polo Bridge, Yuquan Hill, Dolon - nuur (now Inner Mongolia Duolun) and other places.

Qing court painter Jin Kun, who was ordered painted "Banners read array map", the Qianlong emperor of Nanyuan grand parade was vivid record. Eight soldiers with red, yellow, blue and so on for each of the sub-array on dress parade flag, horn lifted, the flag fluttering eye can see, its spectacular setting, show the world a grand scenes, magnificent Qianlong parade map.