Archery etiquette process

1. Raise the cup

The chief judge washes his hands, holds the cup, and goes to the north of the hall to bow.

He prays: "The generals of the defeated army, the ministers of the ruined country, and those who are the descendants of others are not allowed to enter. The rest can enter."

Drink.

He prays again: "The young and the strong are filial and respectful, the old and the old are polite, do not follow the customs, and cultivate themselves to wait for death, all are in this position."

Drink.

He prays for the third time: "The people who are eager to learn, the people who are unchanging in courtesy, and the old and the old are praised and not chaotic, all are in this position."

Drink.

He bows to the north again: "Wait for me to prepare bows and arrows for shooting."

Withdraw a little, stand facing north to the south of the cup.

2. The chief shooter asks to shoot

The chief shooter takes the bow and arrows from the west of the hall, goes to the north of the hall and bows, "Now that the bows and arrows are ready, the chief shoots", "The chief shoots, and it is allowed."

3. Pairing

The chief judge orders the pairing. The pair enters the field.

The chief shooter orders the upper and lower to shoot. The commander of the upper archery team said, "I will drive you." The commander of the lower archery team said, "You and I will shoot."

4. Leaning on the flag

The chief judge was the Sima. The Sima ordered "Zhang Hou".

The Sima ordered "The winner leaned the flag on the center of the Hou".

The winner leaned the flag on the center of the Hou to indicate the center of the target to the whole audience.

5. Shooting device

The chief shooter said "shooting device".

The chief shooter held the bow in his left hand and the string in his right hand, and gave the bow and arrows. The couples all held the bow, holding three and holding one.

The chief shooter ordered the couples: "Exposing, deciding, shooting".

The couples all exposed, deciding and shooting.

The chief shooter ordered the three couples: "Shoot in order, and do not cross paths!".

6. The chief shooter lured the shot

The Sima ordered "the chief shooter lured the shot".

The chief shooter stood to the north of the couple facing east, holding three and holding one. Then he went up to the hall to test the shooting. After shooting, he returned to his position.

7. Taking the arrows
The Sima ordered "the winner holds the banner and carries the marquis".

The winner becomes the marquis, and the steward takes the arrows.

8. Shooting Ceremony
The Sima bowed to the north and said, "Please perform the shooting ceremony".

The Sima ordered "beat the drum".

The Sima ordered "perform the shooting ceremony".

The Sishe ordered "do not stop until the drum is beaten" in the hall.

The couple bowed and stepped out of the line, ascended the western steps, and when ascending the steps, the upper and lower shooters were separated by one step, and bowed in front of the hall. Put the left foot on the drawn shooting position, the upper shooter is in the west, and the lower shooter is in the east.

After the upper shooter shoots an arrow, he draws another arrow from his waist and puts it on the string, and then the lower shooter shoots. This takes turns, until each of them has shot all four arrows.

The winner raises his voice to report the result of the shooting to the hall.

When the couple finishes shooting, the Sishe goes up to the north of the hall and bows: "Three couples finish shooting".

9. Take the arrows
The Sima ordered "the winner holds the banner and carries the marquis".

The winner becomes the marquis, and the steward takes the arrows.

10. Counting the sticks
The counter calculates the results

11. Drink for the losers
After the Sima gets the result, the counter announces it in the hall.

If the upper shot is better than the lower shot, then it is said: "The upper shot is better than the lower shot, and the victory is pure and strange." Vice versa. At this time, all the upper shots of the couple are the winners.

The Sima ordered "drink for the losers".

The couples bowed and went up to the hall, and then the winner poured wine for the loser, and the loser drank.

Then they returned to their seats.

12. Offer wine to the winner and the counter
The Sima offered wine to the winner and the counter

13. End of the ceremony

After everyone drank, the Sima bowed to the north and said: "The shooting is over, the ceremony is over."

At this point, the archery ceremony ended.