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Youshe 尤射 is a concise text on archery written during the Wei period 曹魏 (220-265) by Miao Xi 繆襲 (186-245), courtesy name Xibo 熙伯. It is the oldest surviving example of ancient China's many texts on archery. The surviving text consists of 20 chapters, many words of which are missing and thus marked by placeholders □.
The text is found in the series Shuofu 說郛, Han-Wei congshu 漢魏叢書, Tang-Song congshu 唐宋叢書 and Baichuan xuehai 百川學海. The most significant part is dedicated to ceremonial activities (yijie 儀節) surrounding archery.