1. It turns out that the direction of archery of this statue is Leilai Matai Village in East Handan. When the villagers saw this arrow pointing directly at their village, they all thought that Feng Shui was not good and they were very unhappy. One day, some local ruffians came to the village and took down the arrow of the statue. Later, there was no guarantee.
2. The original design of King Wuling of Zhao was an arrow, which was removed in the manufacturing process; There are also two kinds of such manufacturing that have been removed. First, when the manuscript of Khufu Riding and Shooting appeared, it was seen by local villagers. The local people thought it was unlucky to be pointed at by an arrow and strongly opposed it, so it was cancelled during the manufacturing process.
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At the big turntable at the intersection of East Ring Road and Yingbin Road in Handan, there is an iconic urban sculpture "Khufu Riding and Shooting" in Handan. The horse's front hoof is high, and King Wuling of Zhao bends his bow and arrows. It is very powerful. The whole sculpture is huge, magnificent and impressive.
"Khufu Riding and Shooting" tells the story that during the Warring States period, King Wuling of Zhao promoted Khufu and taught "Riding and Shooting" for the sake of national strength, which showed the image of King Wuling of Zhao paying attention to practicality and being brave in reform.