Looking Down

Basic Introduction to the Longquan SwordThe Longquan Sword is one of the top ten famous swords in ancient China, symbolizing integrity and purity. Legend has it that this sword was jointly crafted by two master swordsmiths, Ouyezi and Ganjiang. To forge this sword, they excavated Mount Cishan and diverted the mountain stream to form seven pools around the casting furnace in the pattern of the Big Dipper, hence the name "Seven Stars." Upon completion, when looking down at the blade, one could see a vast and profound depth as if a giant dragon were coiled within, thus earning the name "Dragon Abyss." Therefore, this sword came to be known as the "Seven-Star Dragon Abyss," commonly abbreviated as the Dragon Abyss Sword. During the Tang Dynasty, to avoid any naming taboo related to Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan, the character "Abyss" (渊) was changed to "Spring" (泉), becoming the "Seven-Star Dragon Spring," commonly abbreviated as the Longquan Sword. Product FeaturesFirst, its remarkable toughness and sharpness; it can "slice through copper like mud."In 1978, at two national gatherings of Chinese artisans, a maker of the Longquan Sword demonstrated this quality by effortlessly splitting six stacked copper plates with a single stroke, without damaging…