Introduction of Longquan Treasure Sword Forging Technique

The Longquan Treasure Sword is a representative of ancient Chinese weapons and one of the famous traditional Han crafts in China. It is named because it is produced in Longquan County, Zhejiang Province. The sword produced in Longquan is called Longquan Treasure Sword because it is "exquisite and exquisite, chopping copper like mud". Li Bai, a great poet of Tang Dynasty, wrote in his poem "Gift to all the ministers of the Curtain House at the banquet of the Water Army", "I would rather know the people in the grassy area, but there is a Longquan sword under my waist". In October 2001, Longquan Sword was recognized and announced by the Economic and Trade Commission of Zhejiang Province as one of the first traditional craft varieties of Zhejiang Province under protection; in 2005, Longquan Sword was listed as one of the first intangible cultural heritage masterpieces of Zhejiang Province by the People's Government of Zhejiang Province. In 2006, the traditional forging technique of Longquan sword was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage.1 In June 2007, the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China determined that Shen Xinpei, the fourth-generation heir of Shen Guanglong Sword Shop in Longquan City, Zhejiang Province, is the representative heir of the cultural heritage item,2 and was listed in the list of 226 representative heirs of the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage items. Inheritors list.