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The History and Development of Peak Beacon

This weapon has a long history and was widely used in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. For a long time, we can only know something about the mysterious weapon "Shu" from some documents. I only know that it is an ancient weapon, about 270cm long and without blade. Later, in the Warring States cultural relics unearthed in 1978, the description of "Shu" was found, and its true colors were clearly seen. It turned out to be a weapon with a triangular tip, a protrusion and two striking parts. It can be considered that the predecessor of mace is probably this kind of weapon called Shu.

In modern martial arts, mace is also called crescent moon. Qin Ming, the thunderbolt in the novel Water Margin, is famous all over the world for using this weapon.