As the saying goes, weapons played a big role in ancient wars. Even cold weapons can pose a great threat to the enemy. The most famous weapons in ancient my country are knives and swords. The knives are wider than the swords and have greater lethality. There are many legends about the sword in China, but today we are going to talk about the four famous swords that actually existed in ancient China. The Tang Dao ranks first, and the Minghong Dao ranks second.
The first one is the Tang Dao. The Chinese Tang Dao is extremely sharp and can cut iron like clay. It is no surprise that it tops the list. As the name suggests, Tang Dao is a knife from the Tang Dynasty. Its blade is narrow and straight, with a long handle. Japanese swords are largely influenced by Tang swords. The Tang Dao is not only sharp, but can also be used in combat.
The second Minghong Sword, the Minghong Sword is three feet long. This sword can be compared with the Xuanyuan Sword, but there is no similar information about the Minghong Sword recorded in other materials. But one thing is very certain, this sword was later acquired by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and then passed on to Dongfang Shuo. The material used for the Minghong Knife is copper ore from the mountains. You can almost imagine how sharp this knife is.
The third sword is called Daxia Longque, which was very famous in ancient times, very famous. This knife is very gorgeous in shape and is a ring-head knife. The ring is decorated with a dragon bird, so this sword is a weapon that appeared during the Han Dynasty. The Daxia Longque Knife is three feet and nine inches long. However, although this knife actually exists, it commonly appears in many ancient books.
The name of the last knife must be very familiar to everyone. It is the Qinglong Yanyue Knife. This knife is Guan Yu's favorite thing. Historically, during the Three Kingdoms era, weapons such as broadswords did not appear. The real Guan Yu used spears. The real Qinglong Yanyue Sword appeared in the Tang Dynasty. The Yanyue Sword was very powerful, especially when chopping. It is a heavy weapon and is generally used in drills and formations. By the Qing Dynasty, the Qinglong Yanyue Sword was not only a weapon, but also used as a tool to test arm strength.