Seven Star Sword (Sword with Seven Spikes) Details

The Seven Star Sword (七星剑) refers to the sword with seven copper spikes, which was used by Tan Sitong (譚嗣同), a Ming and Qing dynasty object that exists in modern times. Seven stars is mainly symbolic meaning, but from the perspective of material mechanics should have the role of buffer stress concentration, to prevent the sword breakage.

Basic introduction Chinese name ：Seven Star Sword Foreign name ：Seven Star Sword Place of origin ：China User ：Tan Sitong Knife history, modern seven star symbol, modern Longquan Baojian, production process, Tan Sitong weapons, sword home, Knife history Modern seven star symbol Early Qing Dynasty, the rise of Taoism. Since ancient times, the Taoist priests are to " Seven Star Sword " for the law ceremony of the magic weapon, and even "Seven Star Sword" as the treasure of the town door. At that time, Buddhism and Taoism and male, and both advocate the rise of martial arts. Thus, Buddhism and Taoism greatly promote the vigorous development of Chinese martial arts. For a time, Buddhists, Taoists and chivalrous sword casting requirements increased, Longquan sword on the natural development, according to the 1994 new Longquan County Records: Qianlong thirteen years (1748), Zheng Yisheng in the town of Longquan Township, East Front Street, set up store casting sword, with the "irrigation of steel" method (melting pig iron note cooked iron) sword, the casting of the sword, the steel edge is very good, just no flexibility. The steel blade of the sword was very good, but it was not flexible. But very sharp Around 1830 (Qing Daoguang years), Longquan Liao Taihe sword store, the sword surface created a hole embedded copper technology. At this time, the embedded copper, can only be embedded in the seven stars (the Big Dipper, marking the sword pool seven wells), so called seven star sword . Qing Xianfeng five years (1855), the sword maker Zheng Yishan fourth generation grandson Zheng Sangu inherited and developed the Liao Taihe's refining sword technology, in the East Street, Tianfeigongmen officially opened the "Thousand" sword store. He switched to earth steel forging, following the "water quenching" method, than the old method of refining the sword hard and sharp. But the sword surface is still rough, and easy to break. Qing Xianfeng eight years (1858) the Taiping Rebellion stationed in Longquan ten days, need to replenish a large number of swords and knives as weapons for officers and soldiers, so "thousands of" sword store, should be overwhelmed. In addition, a thousand size sword, many also for the Buddha statue decoration. In the early years of Guangxu, Zhou Guohua, Zhou Guorong, Zhou Guogui three brothers to worship the thousand-size sword store Zheng Wenxuan (Zheng Sangu's son) as a teacher, full of teachers, Zhou Guohua in the "thousand-size" sword store next door to a separate open the "ten thousand-size" sword store. Guangxu twenty years (1894), Lishui Bihu master blacksmith Shen Tingzhang moved to Longquan, in the county west street opened "Shen Guanglong non size sword store", to the five sons Huanwen, Huanwu, Huanzhou, Huanqing and Huanquan attentively teach the art of casting swords, known as "casting swords home Shen's Wenwu Zhou Qingquan "February 20, 1915 to December 4, 1915, in the United States in San Francisco, Panama World's Fair, "Shen Guanglong non size" cast Longquan sword was listed as an award-winning crafts, famous in the world. During this period, the craftsmen began to test in the blade embedded in the better quality of Jian steel (Fujian produced soil steel), to a certain extent to enhance the toughness of the sword body, but can not change the curvature, no flexibility. Modeling, there is an ordinary single sword double blade (divided into long blade, short blade two kinds), there are also male and female double sword (double sword **** installed a scabbard). Decoration, the sword surface engraved with gilt copper, that is, in the sword surface first engraved pattern, and then put on the copper sheet, after heating the copper into the engraved marks, then the pattern of inlaid copper into. However, can only set a simple pattern pattern. Scabbard wrapped copper process, since Jiang Yuanda (originally from Wenzhou) copper store in 1924, chiseling cloud hooks, ancient money and other patterns, while hanging color tapes on the hilt, sword appearance more beautiful than in the past. On the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar in 1927, an army from Fujian into Zhejiang, through the Longquan, a battalion has a Liu gun chief (commonly known as the gun chief, the Department of firearms management staff a class of characters) asked Shen Guanglong sword store can not be forged with steel sword. He said: "cooked iron forging sword can be quenched with water, pure steel can not be quenched with water, or brittle easy to break." Shen brothers busy asking him to teach, he said: "gun inside the machine handle, spring and other small parts of the machine parts I can quench, but the large parts can not". Also said, in order for the sword to glow, you have to use more than the body of the sword hard steel on the sword surface "to raise the light". Shen family Huanwen, Huanwu, Huanzhou three brothers heard, immediately began to test. In the following months, they learned from countless failures and finally succeeded in the experiment. In the past, ripe iron quenched in water was easy to become curved, and earth steel quenched in water was very easy to break. Therefore, the ancient swords could not be curved. And pure steel technology to change the new method of quenching, the sword body is both sharp and can bend and stretch, and then use hard steel "to raise the light" sharpness of the green and cold flashes. From then on, Shen Guanglong sword store made by the sword, gradually formed a "sharp", "tough", "green light" three major features. The Shen family has been kept secret, after Shen Huanwen's wife leaked, "quenching" and "raise light" two technology spread to other sword store. In any case, this is a big leap in the sword exercise technology. In terms of shape, the sword body was changed from "the same width and narrowness" to "calamus leaf" type, which was suitable for dancing. Decoration, one side of the sword body from seven round stars to seven five-pointed stars , the arrangement is more appropriate, the other side also created the "dragon and phoenix auspicious", "mandarin ducks playing in the water", "the white crane flying", "the white crane flying", "the white crane flying", "the white crane flying", "the white crane flying", "the white crane flying" and so on. The other side also created "dragon and phoenix auspicious", "mandarin ducks playing in the water", "cranes flying", "fairies down to earth" and other auspicious motifs. Scabbard copper is added to the "gossip" and other traditional beautiful pattern style. During this period, the whole set of sword production technology has made significant progress. Modern Longquan sword after the founding of new China, the party and *** attaches great importance to the restoration of traditional handicrafts production. 1950, Longquan Xinhua Street, No. 21, "Shen Guanglong" sword store resumed business. At this time, although the Shen Guanglong non size sword quality, but because our country is in a period of economic recovery, people's lives are still in a state of poverty, and thus not many sword sales, Shen Guanglong family rely on the production of swords can not porridge. Therefore, they also produce some handmade agricultural tools, while planting a few acres of farmland, living a hard life. In 1956, Longquan's sword artists formed Longquan town sword production cooperative group, under the Longquan County Iron Society, the address is in Xinhua Street, No. 21. At that time *** there were 7 old artists, casting the sword Shen Huanwen, Shen Huanwu, Shen Huanzhou and their apprentice Ji Yangchun, making the sheath of Ji Huorong, copper package Jiang Hua, Kong Qingbiao, Zhang Baohua, Shen Huanzhou as the leader of the group. China after three years of economic recovery and land reform, crackdowns and purges, social stability, people's lives began to improve, the market for swords began to recover, sword-making artists have a guaranteed livelihood, production enthusiasm is very high. Cooperative group set each family's strengths, out of their gratitude to the party and the new China, therefore, during the eighth congress of China ***, cast a silver glittering long-front sword, dedicated to Chairman Mao. Later, Chairman Mao remitted 200 yuan to Longquan County ***, by the county *** transferred to the sword production team, giving great encouragement to the artists. Since then, Longquan's sword production, the sword production team as the mainstream, began to flourish. In order to facilitate customers to use and keep Longquan sword, also for advertising, please Chen Qikai pen, Shen Huanwen provide information, the birth of the Longquan sword ever the first manual. Later, the sword production group and the iron society, the state-owned iron factory after several separations, mergers, and finally in September 1963 set up the Longquan County sword production cooperative, by Shen Huanzhou as the director of the board of directors, Ji Yangchun and Jiang Huawei members of the board of directors. At this time, the annual output of 420 swords. 1965 in order to expand the production of swords, the factory moved from No. 21 Xinhua Street to No. 74 Hualou Street. From 1956 to 1966 this period, the cooperative production of the sword, or named Longquan Baojian, or named Longquan ancient sword, the name is not sure; in the process, in full accordance with the traditional forging, shoveling, filing, carving, quenching, grinding and other 28 handmade procedures for the production of the dragon and phoenix seven-star pattern chiseled at random, without certain standards. And Longquan sword tough and sharp, rigid and soft, cold light, decorations and other four characteristics remain unchanged. Longquan sword market gradually expanded, mainly in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Henan area. However, just into the booming period of Longquan sword, the "Cultural Revolution" began, that is, by bad luck, was treated as the "Four Olds" criticized and sealed, the cooperative stopped production, sword artists were driven to the countryside to make wood knives, hoes. Until the end of 1971, once again re-established the sword production cooperative, and the establishment of the Revolutionary Committee. 1978 was renamed Longquan Treasure Sword Factory. Because of the exquisite Longquan Sword, famous all over the world, the state will be included in the "national gift", so in 1972, Longquan Sword accepted the customization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, by the sword maker Shen Huanzhou and his heir Shen Xinpei made 4 high-grade Longquan Sword as a national gift to the U.S. President Richard Nixon who came to China to visit the United States and his entourage, and contributed to the resumption of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and China. This contributed to the restoration of diplomatic relations between China and the United States. At this time, the number of employees of the Treasure Sword Society had grown to 14, and the annual output of 827 swords had doubled compared with that before the Cultural Revolution. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Party, Longquan sword industry ushered in its own brilliant spring, Longquan sword rose to the county large collective enterprises, renamed "Zhejiang Province Longquan County Sword Factory", with 43 employees, an annual output of 3,079 swords, creating more than 50,000 yuan in taxes and profits, and has been awarded the "Longquan Longquan" and "Longfeng seven stars" two registered trademarks. From then on, the full name of Longquan Treasure Sword is fixed as "Longfeng Seven Stars Longquan Treasure Sword", and Longquan Treasure Sword Industry has taken the pace of rapid development. In the early 1980s, Shen Xinpei, a sword-casting technician, developed the "Cloud Flower Sword" and the antique "Fishgut Sword", and Chen Ajin developed the "Flower Horse Sword", of which the "Cloud Flower Sword" and the "Fishgut Sword" were developed. "Cloud Flower Sword" won the International Tourism Commodity Excellence Award in China International Tourism Souvenir Competition, and "Flower Horse Sword" was listed as "Four New Products" in Lishui area. And in the same year the fifth national games held during the national sports equipment exhibition, but also displayed the Longquan sword factory production of long-front sword, short-front sword, cane sword, sword, and male and female sword, as well as imitation of the Ming and Qing dynasty eighteen kinds of weapons. With the rise of martial arts fever, people's living standards, Longquan sword in the market is more in demand, depending on the county sword factory, depending on the handmade production, Longquan sword has failed to meet the needs of the market. Under the situation of reform and opening up, the township, individual sword manufacturers, in Longquan continue to appear. 1984 April, Longyuan Township's "Ten Thousand Swords Factory" was established, employing the original "Ten Thousand Swords Shop" heirloom Zhou Zi Wang as a consultant. Thus breaking the "Longquan County sword factory" in Longquan County, the world", the exclusive production of the situation. This is a milestone in the development of Longquan sword production industry. Longquan sword history does not exist standardization. But in the modern science and technology rapid development of the situation, the production of Longquan sword scientific management has conditions. To this end, Longquan Precious Sword Factory in 1987 this year, do a lot of industrial production and management of the basic work, accepted the commission of Zhejiang Province Standards and Measurement Bureau, the development of Zhejiang Precious Sword quality standards, "Zhejiang Q/SG45-84 standard", at the same time, according to the factory's technical and technological level, but also to develop and implement a higher level of technical and technological level, and more than the "浙Q/SG45-84标准" requirements of the "浙Q/SG45-84标准". At the same time, according to the technical and technological level of our factory, we also formulate and implement the "Longquan Sword Q/LBJ05-87 Standard" which is more demanding than "Zhejiang Q/SG45-84 Standard". This is the first quality standard ever formulated for the sword, so that China's sword production into the era of quality standards. Production Process Tan Sitong Weapon The Seven Star Sword was used by Tan Sitong, one of the Six Gentlemen of the Hundred Days' War, who traveled up and down the Yellow River and north and south of the Great River. The "Seven Star Sword" was his faithful companion on his journey, accompanying him on his grand tour of the motherland, traveling more than 80,000 miles, covering 13 provinces, making friends with righteous people, visiting famous scholars and opening up new horizons. Sword home especially once Tan Sitong sword horseback hunting, 7 days and nights traveled more than 1,700 miles, although the "thighs and flesh wounds", but he is still "happy and happy". During the tour, Tan Si accidentally from two extremely remote places, got his life's most revered character Wen Tianxiang's two old things: "banana rain qin" and "phoenix torque sword", the two treasures he cherished as life. From then on, he left the "Seven Star Sword" in the "Dafu Di"

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