Han dynasty armor was composed from a single-material ... the lacquered chest that held the tiny pieces of the armor and swords had eroded, thus the scales were in a brittle state when found.

In the Han Dynasty, snakes also appeared often on patterns of xuanwu, a Chinese mythical creature that’s depicted as a snake ...

Only legends remain, such as Drawing Sword Spring (Bajian Quan), which ... stone carvings that span the Han and the Qing eras. The Han Dynasty was famed for its carving skills, recording local ...