The sword comes from a foreign country? No! In previous lives, who understood the sword in one breath.

Everyone is no stranger to swords. Influenced by martial arts TV or movies for a long time, many chivalrous people like to use swords because they look more chic. And martial arts is a unique theme in our country, because other countries don't have such a long history, and we are the only ancient civilization that keeps growing. So when some scholars suddenly say that the long sword is not native to ancient China, many people will feel dumbfounded, but this statement is getting worse and worse. There are countless books and poems about swords in ancient China, and swords also have strict etiquette, and there are countless famous swords handed down from ancient times. In the Western Jin Dynasty, Zhang Hua wrote an allusion to jiaozi in natural history. The story goes like this: a surname crosses the river and a thousand dollars are on the river. Hebo's wish, Yang Houbo, two sharks caught the boat. Yu Zi left with jade, right with sword, Jiao Ren, all dead. After crossing the river, Hebo jumped back and Yu Zi was destroyed. Of course, the sword appeared much earlier than the Western Jin Dynasty. As early as the pre-Qin period, a nursery rhyme that the original author has not been admitted to was written like this: the crown is like a basket, and the sword has been repaired. We can't attack Germany, but we are based in Wuqiu. Here is the story of Tian Dan's attack on Di in March, which was later merged when the Han Dynasty revised the Warring States policy. Qu Yuan wrote in "National Mourning": Take a long sword and carry A Qin bow, leaving your head and heart unpunished. Brave and fearless, you are the most. You will stick to your post until you die. The body is dead, the spirit is spirit, and the soul is a ghost. We can see that these were written during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the word sword appeared repeatedly. But how can someone say that before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, they could only be called daggers, all of which were only ten or twenty centimeters long? The sword was introduced into ancient China from the outside during the Qin and Han Dynasties. So, is this really the case? Was there really no sword before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period? What are the rituals of using swords in ancient times? One, about the origin in China ancient books, who was the first sword maker? It is written in A Journey to the Yellow Emperor that the emperor made a bronze sword with the first mountain engraved with ancient astronomical characters. The sword mentioned here is Xuanyuan sword, but no one has ever found this sword. Moreover, the author of "A Journey to the Yellow Emperor" is Wang Kui in the late Tang Dynasty, and the things written in it can't be tested at all, and the sword can't be found. It seems that such records can't be quoted without evidence. But at the same time, we can find such a record in Guanzi Dishu: after ten years of teaching, the water came out of Gru Mountain and gold came from it. Chiyou thought that sword, armor, spear and halberd were nine princes, one old and one young. What does this passage mean? It is said that the Yellow Emperor forbade people to mine the ore on the mountain, but only ten years later, after the flash flood broke out in Gru, the metal ore was exposed and taken over and controlled by Chiyou, who made swords, needles, spears and halberds. This year, there was a merger war with nine vassal States. Guanzi was written from the Warring States Period to the Qin and Han Dynasties, and its records are much more reliable. Therefore, the ancient sword in China originated very early. As for who forged the first sword, there is no way to prove it. Even in the era of the Yellow Emperor Chiyou, it can't be made by them, but ordinary people can't record it and can only be named after the manufacturer. So, before the Qin and Han Dynasties, were there any long swords? First of all, we should understand the difference between a dagger and a long sword. According to Zhou Li Dongguankao Gong Ji Zhu Shi/Jade Man, the body length is five, and the stem length is nine, which means the upper system is four, the stem length is seven, the middle system is three, and the stem length is five, which means the lower system. As mentioned earlier here, Laszlo's sword is changed in algorithm, which is about 40 cm in the lower sword, 50 cm in the middle sword and 60 cm in the upper sword. This is also the earliest recorded sword system in ancient China. With this record, let's take a look at the sword at that time. Most of the early bronze swords were under 40 cm, so they can be called Xia Zhi Jian. Most of these swords were concentrated in Shang Dynasty. In the Zhou Dynasty, the blade began to grow longer. What we should pay attention to is that all this comes with the development of bronze. By the Zhou Dynasty, bronze smelting was very mature, and many complicated things could be successfully made, so long swords were naturally available. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, long swords appeared like blowouts. For example, the famous sword of Gou Jian, the king of Yue, is more than 50 centimeters long, and the sword of He Lv, the king of Wu, is more than 70 centimeters long. He Lv is the father of Fu Cha, king of Wu. The name of this long sword of He Lv, the prince of Wu, is unknown now, but it should be between Yu Chang's sword and Yu Chang's sword, and it is often given by Yue. This Yue is the father who often goujian. According to "Wu Yue Chun Qiu", Betty Wong Yunchang hired Qu Yezi to build five famous swords, one is pure hook sword, the other is Zhan Lujian, the third is Cao Haojian, the fourth is fish intestine sword, and the fifth is Juejian ... It is said that Yunchang often hired this fish intestine to present the king of Wu, and then she and Lu were women ... It is said that Yunchang often hired Ou Yezi, a famous sword casting expert, to build five famous swords. From all these records, we can find that the sword originated in China very early. Before Shang dynasty, it was mostly dagger-like dagger. Three kinds of sword systems began to appear in the Zhou Dynasty, and long swords also began to appear. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the sword casting technology was very mature, and various famous swords and masters began to appear, and the birthplace of long swords was in ancient wuyue, China. So, what famous swords were there in ancient times? Second, the ancient famous swords There are countless ancient famous swords in China, among which the most familiar ones are Ganjiang and Mo Xie. In fact, these are two names, and the cadre is the sword-casting master with the same name as Ou Yezi. In the Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu Yue, it is recorded that the more cadres there are, the more lotus leaves there are. This fully shows that the two men have the same reputation, which is recorded in the Biography of He Lv in the Spring and Autumn Period of Wu Yue: He Lv invited experts to cast two famous swords. Wu, as a general, is also a teacher with Ou Yezi, all of whom can wield swords. More and more three pieces were presented, and He Lv got them, so he ordered two swordsmen, one for the general and the other for the swordsman. From this passage, we can see that it can correspond to the above statement. Yue often provides a sword. Of course, the description here is that a cadre cut off his wife Mo Xie and threw her claws into the sword casting furnace in order to cast a sword. I don't think this is credible, so I won't discuss it here. But from these records, we can see that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, wuyue's swordsmanship was really unique, and the excavation of Gou Jian's sword shocked the world. Today's technology is sighing, and it is impossible to imagine how ancient people forged it. We can see from Mr. Jin Yong's novel "Eternal Dragon Slayer" that the title of the novel is about a sword and a knife. The novel is set in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, but in fact, the eternal sword in it is real and a magic weapon handed down from generation to generation. This sword is Cao Cao's, borrowed by Jin Yong and written in this novel. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms says that Cao Cao has two ancient magic soldiers, one is eternal and the other is green. However, there is no such record in the History of the Three Kingdoms, and it is doubtful whether Cao Cao got this famous sword. Whether Cao Cao got it or not, relying on the heavenly sword is indeed a magic weapon in ancient times. Song Yu, a disciple of Qu Yuan and a poet in the Warring States Period, once wrote in Da Yan Fu: Draw a long sword and lean on the sky. Li Bai, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, yearned for this sword. A father has a sword, but a son cannot do without it. Xelloss also has a sword named "Fei Jing". It is recorded in Dian Lun, the earliest monograph on literary criticism in ancient China, which he presided over: On the afternoon of February 24th in Jian 'an, Wang Wei made a hundred swords. It is four feet and two inches long, clear and clear, decorated with jade, like a meteor. It's called Fei Jing. In fact, there are countless famous ancient swords in China. In Sun Zhong, these were mentioned: the grace of Huan Gong, the absence of Tai Gong, Wang Wen's attack, Zhuang Jun's disregard, and the discovery of Lu Zhi and Ju Que were all attributed to Gu Jian. So I won't repeat the examples here. After talking about the origin and famous sword, it's time to talk about the ancient sword-wearing etiquette. Third, Gu Jian Sabre Etiquette In ancient times, people's every move was bound by etiquette and had to be carried out within the framework of etiquette, especially sabre. As early as the Zhou Dynasty, there were strict rules about who wore what sword and how to wear it. "Zhou Li Dongguankao Gong Ji Zhu Shi/In People" said: The body length is five, the stem length is nine, which is called Shangzhi, and the staff sergeant takes it. Long four, long stem, heavy seven, called the middle series, the sergeant took it. The body is three, the stem is long and weighs five inches. It was called the next system, and the corporal accepted it. As for the upper-middle system of the sword, it has been explained above, so I won't repeat it here. We can see that in the Zhou Dynasty, this sword was still worn by soldiers, but it will soon be worn as a ritual decoration. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was such a record in Zhuangzi: I heard that Wang Xi had swords, and I had three swords, but the king used them. There are heavenly sword, prince sword and Shu Ren sword. The sword of the son of heaven is used, the princes are conquered, and the world is subdued. When the sword of the vassal is used, it is like a shock of thunder. The sword of Shu Ren. It is difficult to speak in a vague way. Strike at the front. This is no different from cockfighting. Once you die. We can see that there are three kinds of swords mentioned here, and there is a difference in what level to wear. After Qin and Han dynasties, due to the maturity of iron smelting technology, various cold weapons emerged one after another, and the sword, as a symbol of ritual vessels, slowly returned. According to Wei Zhi's "The Book of Rites of Sui Shu" in the Tang Dynasty, there is one product: sword jade and mysterious jade in Peishan. Second, Jin Jian matches water with jade. The third product and the founding son, the fifth product, although the bulk product name is four or five products, and the silver knife Yu Pei, the waiter has been off, the straight lang has been up, accompanied by the sword. By the Tang dynasty, all gentlemen wore swords, not to kill people, but to show their identity, and the original function of the sword had basically lost. At the same time, Taoism regards the sword as its own instrument, and the flying sword in ancient mystery novels and modern fix true novels was born here. In modern times, the sword has become an ornament hanging on the wall for people to enjoy, and the magic handed down from ancient times will naturally not appear again. Sword originated in ancient China, and short swords were often used in Shang Dynasty. From the Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, famous swords emerged in large numbers, and most of the ancient famous swords came from this period. After the Qin and Han Dynasties, it became a ritual vessel, and after the Tang Dynasty, it became completely common. Daggers and swords are native to China, and there are no swords imported from abroad. Since the dagger was invented, the appearance of the long sword is logical. We are talking about the development and experience of swords in China, but aren't we actually talking about the unparalleled history of invention and creation in ancient China?