Exhibition Date: 15 March 2019 – 15 April 2019
Venue: Temporary Exhibition Hall, 4th Floor, Exhibition Building, Opium War Museum, Humen Town, Dongguan

This exhibition will display more than 120 pieces of ancient Chinese bronze weapons, modern military thorns, sabres and daggers from countries across the world. It will introduce a wide range of contents from the origin and development of cold weapons to the weapons of the modern battlefield. 

Special Exhibition of Cold Weapons from Countries across the World

Highlights of the Exhibition

1.Long time span

This exhibition will showcase more than 120 pieces of cold weapons from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period in China to modern military spurs, sabres, daggers, and much more. The numerous kinds of cultural relics span more than 2,000 years, and are connected to the history of civilization, war and military, all from the perspective of cold weaponry.

2.Wide geographical coverage

This exhibition will showcase cold weapons from 24 countries including China, France, Italy, Japan, Russia, Switzerland, and Turkey. Visitors will appreciate and understand the historical and cultural differences by comparing the similarities and differences between cold weapons from different countries.