[1] Due to its relative ease of manufacture, the spear in many variations was ubiquitous on the pre-modern Chinese battlefield.

[2] Common features of the Chinese spear are the leaf-shaped blade and red horse-hair tassel lashed just below.

Many Chinese martial arts feature spear training in their curriculum.

The conditioning provided by the spear technique is seen as invaluable, and in many styles it is the first weapons training introduced to students.

Moreover, some schools of empty-handed fighting in China credit the spear technique as their foundation, notably Xingyiquan and Bajiquan.