This old man stirs his youthful fervor again, a yellow hound to the left, a falcon held high to the right. T…
This old man stirs his youthful fervor again, a yellow hound to the left, a falcon held high to the right.
The nobles of Song dynasty were known to entertain themselves with falconry, and the nomad tribes on the northern steppes loved it even more. From Liao dynasty to Qing dynasty, gyrfalcons were considered the most fierce and requisitioned as imperial tributes. Falcon handlers developed a set of techniques: capturing, taming, manning and casting; further testifies the popularity of falconry at that time.