Qiangshu
枪术
Qiangshu is a program in wushu training and performance to use a spear as the weapon. The length of the spear is about equal to the height when a person stands up with his hand rising up. There is a diamond-shaped head and the joining point between the head and the pole has the decoration of red tassels.
枪术是以枪为器械的一种武术训练和表演项目。枪杆长约略相当于成年人直立后双臂上举所形成的长度，杆头装呈菱形的钢制枪头，枪头与杆连接处通常以红缨装饰。
Qiangshu in wushu comes from the skills of spears in the ancient army. The spears are equipped in the army since Qin and Han dynasties in the history of China. The systematical skills has been practiced since Sui dynasty. When it came to Tang and Song dynasties, spears were the main equipment in the army. The spears are more aggressive so many of the soldiers like them. And those who have outstanding spear skills will be given the nickname "the Iron Spear".
武术中的枪术源于古代军队的枪法。中国历史上自秦汉开始，军队中就装备有枪。自隋朝开始，已有系统的枪法训练。至唐宋时，枪已是军队中的主要装备。枪的攻击力强，故军中的许多将士都喜欢用枪。而那些枪法出众的高手，则常常被人冠以“铁枪”之名。
Since the middle years of 19th century, the traditional spears had been disappeared gradually from the war with a great amount of equipment of firearm in the army. Later the skills of spears mainly meant the sets of qiangshu in wushu. Qiangshu is more difficult to learn in the Chinese traditional eighteen skills.
自19世纪中也开始，由于现代火器在军队中的大量装备，传统意义上的枪便渐渐退出了战场。此后，枪法便主要是指无数上的用枪套路。在中国传统的十八般武艺中，枪术是较难掌握的一种。
In Chinese wushu, spear, sword, broadsword and stick are called the four important weapons in wushu while spear gains the fame of, "the King of the one hundred weapons." Since 1991 qingshu has been decided as an official competition in the World Wushu Championship.
在中国武术中，枪与剑、刀、棍一起成为武术中的四大器械，而枪又有“百器之王”的美誉。自1991年开始，枪术被列为世界武术锦标赛的正式比赛项目。
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