Blog #4: Evolution of Military Weapons in China through Science and Technology

Situated in a fortress, Museu de Macau has a well-preserved, decommissioned underground ammunitions depot that would be the perfect location to display an exhibit of the developments in military weapons in China for the purposes of educating the public on how science and technology has revolutionized the military.

The development of military weapons in China interests me because I like weapons (in TV and/or film) and I am from China. I take a great interest in learning everything about the place where I am from. That's probably not an interesting answer for such an interesting topic, but that's pretty much my reasoning behind choosing this topic.

The audience is anyone who finds Chinese history fascinating and/or weapons fanatics. Based on the topic, visitors would probably want to see all the commonly used weapons in conflicts and war throughout Chinese history. China has a long history of war, mostly with neighboring territories. Throughout the early periods, the Chinese military primarily used bow and arrows, knives, swords, crossbows, axes, and cannons. Since World War II, the government encouraged science and technological advancements that introduced high-tech weapons, such as bombs, nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, biological weapons, missiles, drones, stealth fighters, anti-stealth radars, etc. Although initial growth in military technology had been slower in China than western countries, China has since caught up and even surpassed most of them in military capability because of long-term government investment in the military and education, with an emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 

An exhibit should be made on how science and technology revolutionized military through developments in military weapons, because it concerns the welfare of the public and indirectly affects the public through taxes and education.