With the help of handed down cultural relics, archaeological achievements and literature records, this book vividly reproduces the armor of various dynasties in China history, and describes the shape, structure and binding of representative armor in each period.

2. "Examination Record Letter"

Kao Gong Ji is an official handicraft technical document compiled by Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It records the design specifications and manufacturing techniques of various handicrafts in Qi, retains a large number of artistic materials on handicraft production techniques and techniques in the pre-Qin period, and shows the technical level of productivity at that time. There is a detailed introduction to the nail-making technology and materials at that time in Examination of Han People in Gong Ji.

3. Illustration of Western Armor Weapons (by San Pu, published by Shanghai Bookstore Press)

This book is a comprehensive and informative book, taking historical development as the main line and recording various weapons in the development of western society from prehistoric times to modern times. The Latin and Greek words of the same weapon have also been sorted out and are worth reading.

4. Complete Works of China Traditional Crafts: Armor Restoration (White, Zhengzhou Elephant Publishing House)

This book was compiled by Mr. Bai, an expert in cultural relics restoration at the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Covering the real armor samples from the pre-Qin to the Ming Dynasty, all the samples were deeply analyzed and studied from the aspects of production technology, armor shape and characteristics of the times.

5. Research on Qin Armor (edited by Zhang Weixing and Ma Yu, published by Shaanxi People's Publishing House)

By observing and studying the sculpture armour and stone armour on the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, the author made a detailed record of the shape and structure, size and types of armour, decoration and weaving methods. At the same time, the classification of Qin Jia and the armor characteristics of Qin Jia are also discussed.

6. Related works include: Exploration on the Development of Ancient Armor (He; Hu Tao made a comparative study on the methods and materials of armor making in China and Europe in Collection of Capital Museum (No.2014,00). The Provisions on the Emperors' Extensive Reading and Armor Exhibition in Qing Dynasty (Zhang Qiong, published in Journal of the Palace Museum, No.20 20 10/0, No.06) systematically sorted out the emperor's armor exhibition in the Palace Museum and discussed its provisions.