The discovery of bronze chariots and horses from the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum has pro-vided valuable materials for understanding the driving operation of the chariots.However,due to severe damage,there remain doubts regarding the allocation of pei(bridle)and the tying positions of the reins.We propose a new interpretation of how the reins may have been tied.Furthermore,we suggest that the bridle structure may have worked as a controlling platform during the driving operations.We found evi-dence for the advance in the domestication of horses,and based on this,attempted to interpret the driv-ing operation of chariots powdered by two or four horses in other periods.
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秦始皇陵铜马车/驾驭/辔/觼軜/策
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bronze chariots and horses of the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum/control/pei(bridle)/jue na(buckle and yoke)/ce(buckle)
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