The sword is a weapon of ancient China, with the title of "King of a Hundred Soldiers". Since ancient times, the princes and nobles of all dynasties, literati and merchants have all had a special love for swords. Even for modern people, everyone who has a martial arts dream wants to have a sword of his own, draw a sword unevenly, and fight the sword in the end of the world.
China's sword culture has a history of thousands of years, which has bred many sword casting masters, and the swords they cast have created a wonderful interpretation in that magnificent era.
Let's take a look at the top ten famous swords in Chinese history.
◆ 1. Regulus Sword
The Xuanyuan Sword, the legendary Divine Soldier, also known as the Xuanyuan Xia Yu Sword, is a sword of the Sacred Dao. In ancient times, the copper of the first mountain by the gods was cast by the Yellow Emperor. The body of the sword is carved with the sun, moon and stars on one side, and the mountains and rivers and trees on the other side. The handle of the sword is a book on the art of farming and animal breeding, and on the other hand, it is a book on the strategy of unifying the four seas.
Regulus Sword
This ancient sword was golden yellow in color, owned by the Yellow Emperor of Xuanyuan, who used this sword to defeat Xuan You, chase the deer Central Plains, and Huaxia together, which contained infinite power, and was the exorcism sword for slaying demons. Later, it reached xia yu, who relied on it to slay demons and remove obstacles while curing water. Later, it was obtained by Shang Tang, who defeated the three evil soldiers and established the Shang Dynasty.
◆ 2. Zhan Lu sword
The Sword of Zhan Lu, which represents the Sword of Ren Dao. It was made by ou yezi, a casting master in the Spring and Autumn period, with his wife Zhu Jun, daughter Mo Xie, and son-in-law Gan, at the behest of King Yunchang of Yue.
The Warring States were constantly in dispute, and the Zhan Lu sword also changed its master several times, and when the Jin Dynasty became a famous general, Zhou Chu obtained it, and then it was given to the anti-Jin hero Yue Fei by his descendants, and since Yue Fei was killed in the Wind and Wave Pavilion, the Zhan Lu sword was lost.
"Ci Hai" said: "Zhanlu Mountain is located in the territory of Songxi County in northern Fujian, the mountain is high and steep, the fog of the four seasons is condensed, it is said that it was the place where Ou Yezi cast the sword in the spring and autumn, so it was named after the sword mountain."
◆3. Chixiao Sword
The Red Sword represents the Sword of the Imperial Dao. The sword body has a pattern, the handle of the sword is decorated with colorful beads, nine jade, cold light, blade into frost and snow. The body of the sword is engraved with two seal characters: Chixiao.
Red Sword
In the thirty-fourth year of Qin Shi Huang, Liu Bang traveled to Nanshan to obtain it. Later, Han Gaozu's ancestor Liu Bang used this sword to slash the white snake in Daze and led the people to revolt, opening his legendary life of Chu and Han vying for hegemony and unifying the world.
◆ 4. Pure jun sword
The pure jun sword represents the noble and incomparable sword. According to legend, Ou Yezi was cast on the orders of the Yue King, and this sword was mined with tin and copper from the Ruoye River, and when the sword was cast, Lei Gong hit iron, the rain master sprinkled water, the dragon held the furnace, and the Heavenly Emperor loaded charcoal.
Pure jun sword
The sword casting master Ou Yezi inherited the fate of heaven and worked hard with the gods to forge and grind this sword for ten years. After the sword was completed, the gods returned to heaven, and Ou Yezi also died of exhaustion, and this sword was the joint result of the joint efforts of man and god.
The mountain of the red viola breaks out of the tin; the stream of Ruoye, which comes out of the copper; the rain master sweeps, the thunder strikes the bridge; the dragon holds the iron, the emperor of heaven loads the charcoal; the tai yi guan, the heavenly spirit descends.
- "The Book of Absolute Victory"
◆ 5. Tai Ah Jian
The Tai'a Sword, which represents the Sword of Wei Dao. It was forged by the two great sword masters of the Warring States period, Ou Yezi of the Yue Kingdom and Wu Guogan, and was owned by the King of Chu. After the birth of the Tai'a sword, the fame was great, and the king of the State of Jin asked the King of Chu for the Sword of Tai'a, but the King of Chu did not give it, and the King of Jin sent troops to attack the State of Chu.
Tai Ah Jian
At that time, the State of Chu was weak and the State of Jin was strong, and the Jin Jun led a large army to attack the capital of the State of Chu, and the capital was about to be broken, and the King of Chu took the Sword of Tai'a to the battlefield, gathering the heavens and the earth to benefit people in one body, only to see a ball of majestic sword qi shooting out, and the outside of the city flew out of the sand and stones, covering the sky and the sun, as if there were beasts roaring in it, and the Soldiers and Horses of the Jin State were in chaos, and a moment later, the banner was served on the ground, bleeding for thousands of miles, and the whole army was destroyed, and this mighty sword was achieved. After the Qin state destroyed the Six Kingdoms, the Tai'a Sword was obtained by Qin Shi Huang, and then buried together in the Lishan Imperial Mausoleum.
◆ 6. Seven Star Dragon Sword
The Seven Stars Dragon Sword represents the Sword of Integrity. It was forged by Ou Yezi and Gan General, two great sword masters. According to legend, Ou Yezi and Gan Will cast this sword, chiseled open the Ci Mountain, released the stream water in the mountain, and led it to the seven pools next to the sword casting furnace into the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper, which is called "Seven Stars".
After the sword is completed, looking down at the sword body, it is like climbing a high mountain and looking down into the abyss, ethereal and deep as if there is a giant dragon lying on the plate, which is called "Dragon Yuan". Therefore, this sword is called "Seven Stars Dragon Yuan", referred to as "Dragon Yuan Sword".
Seven Star Dragon Sword
During the Tang Dynasty, because of the avoidance of Gaozu Li Yuan, the word "Yuan" was changed to the word "Quan", known as "Longquan Sword". This sword was once Li Yuan's sword, and after Li Yuan's death, he was buried with Li Yuan in xianling, and there are also legends that Li Yuan once passed this sword on to Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, and was later buried with Li Shimin in Zhaoling.
◆ 7&8.Gan Will & Mo Evil
The dry general Mo Evil represents the sword of affection. Gan General, a native of Wu during the Spring and Autumn Period, was the most famous sword caster in the Chu Kingdom, and everything he forged was a famous sword. The King of Chu liked swords, so he ordered Gan to forge swords for him.
Dry will not be evil
Subsequently, he and his wife Mo Xie were ordered to forge for the King of Chu, with a sword called Gan general and a sword called Mo Xie. Knowing that the King of Chu had a cruel personality, Gan would give the sword to his wife and pass it on to his son before offering the Mo Evil Sword to the King of Chu, and later Gan would be killed by the King of Chu. When his son reached adulthood, he killed the King of Chu with his sword to avenge his father.
◆9. Fish intestine sword
The Fish Gut Sword, also known as the Fish Hidden Sword, represents the sword of courage. Legend has it that the sword forged by Ou Yezi for the Yue King, because the pattern on its sword is like a fish intestine, twisting and turning, uneven and uneven, hence the name. The famous sword master Xue Zhan commented that it was "against reason, not obedient, subjects to kill the king, son to kill the father." ”
Fish gut sword
Later, Yue Guojin offered treasures to Wu Guo, and the sword entered Wu from Yue. According to legend, King Wu Lu, also known as Gongzi Guang, used this sword to summon warriors to assassinate Wu Wang's staff and ascend to the throne of Wu, thus also proving the ominousness of the fish intestine sword.
◆ 10. Shadow Sword
The Shadow Sword represents the sword of exquisite elegance. Chengying and Hanguang, Night practice and known as the three pieces of Shang Tianzi, according to legend, when it was baked, "Jiaofen Chengying, geese fall and forget to return", so the name Chengying. Later, it was collected by Kong Zhou, a famous sword master of the Wei dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Shadow Sword