The Zhanlu sword was created in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is listed as the first of the five famous swords in ancient China (Zhanlu, Juque, Shengxie, Yuchang, Chunjun), and is known as the "No. 1 sword in the world". It is said that the earliest Zhanlu sword was smelted by the sword-making ancestor Ou Yezi in Zhanlu Mountain, Songxi, Fujian. According to the "Yue Jue Shu", in 496 BC, King Yunchang of Yue ordered the sword-making master Ou Yezi to forge a sword for him. After receiving the order, Ou Yezi, with his wife Zhu and daughter Moye, searched almost all the famous mountains and rivers in the world but could not find an ideal place for sword-making. One day, he accidentally passed by Zhanlu Mountain and found that there were various rare metals for refining sword-making here. In addition, the mountain soil, climate, water quality, and spiritual energy in the mountain all met the superior requirements. He was overjoyed and said: "God helps me, the magic sword must be cast here." Sure enough, Ou Yezi spent 3 years here to cast a sharp and unparalleled Zhanlu sword. After the Zhanlu sword was cast, it was successively owned by the King of Yue, the King of Wu, the King of Chu, the King of Qin and other emperors, and was regarded as a symbol of authority and auspiciousness. In modern times, the Zhanlu Sword Factory in Songxi County, Fujian Province, relying on the superior environment of Zhanlu Mountain, has developed the production skills of the Zhanlu sword. After the efforts of several generations of inheritors, the casting process of the Zhanlu sword has been improved and passed on. Today's Zhanlu sword is made of high-grade steel polished by manual forging. The sword body is shiny silver, simple and elegant, and it is both hard and soft. It can cut through 21 pieces of ancient copper coins at a time and can be bent to 135 degrees; the sword face is engraved with dragons and phoenixes, and the scabbard is made of precious woods such as rosewood, mahogany, ebony, and red sandalwood, and the outside is decorated with copper; the sword back is straight and has a large bending degree. The Zhanlu sword has a unique casting process, and the requirements for the metal ratio of the sword body are extremely demanding. It is difficult to control the temperature after repeated heat treatment at multiple levels. The decoration on the sword sheath is hand-hollowed and patterned, which is highly technical. The sword surface is repeatedly polished by hand and requires high requirements. Usually, a person needs three to five years of work to master one of them, which has a high craftsmanship value. In addition, today's Zhanlu swords have more than 30 varieties, such as soft swords, hard swords, single swords, double swords, and cane swords, which have high practical and appreciation value. Ou Yezi Ou Yezi (about 514 BC) was a Yue nationality from the late Spring and Autumn Period to the early Warring States Period. He was the ancestor of ancient Chinese sword casting and the founder of Longquan and Zhanlu swords. Fuzhou was called Yecheng in ancient times. Yeshan and Jianchi in the north of the city were where Ou Yezi cast swords. In addition, Zhanlu Mountain in northern Fujian and Qixingjing in Longquan, Zhejiang, both have the remains of Ou Yezi's sword casting. Another theory is that he was a craftsman of the Min ethnic group living in the ancient Oujiang River Basin. When Ou Yezi was born, it was the time when the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was in dispute. Chu successively annexed 45 countries south of the Yangtze River. Yue became a vassal state of Chu. In his youth, he learned metallurgy from his maternal uncle and began to forge bronze swords, iron hoes, iron axes, etc....more>>>Ou YeziOu Yezi (around 514 BC) was a Yue nationality from the late Spring and Autumn Period to the early Warring States Period. He was the originator of sword forging in ancient China and the founder of Longquan and Zhanlu swords. Fuzhou was called Yecheng in ancient times. Yeshan and Jianchi in the north of the city were where Ou Yezi forged swords. Zhanlu Mountain in northern Fujian and Qixingjing in Longquan, Zhejiang, both have remains of Ou Yezi's sword forging. Another theory is that he was a craftsman of the Min ethnic group living in the ancient Oujiang River Basin. When Ou Yezi was born, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was in the midst of disputes among the various states. Chu successively annexed 45 states south of the Yangtze River. Yue became a vassal state of Chu. In his youth, he learned metallurgy from his maternal uncle, and began to smelt bronze swords, iron hoes, iron axes, etc.......more>>>Ou Yezi (around 514 BC), a Yue nationality from the late Spring and Autumn Period to the early Warring States Period, was the ancestor of sword-making in ancient China, and the founder of Longquan and Zhanlu swords. Fuzhou was formerly known as Yecheng. Yeshan and Jianchi in the north of the city were where Ou Yezi forged swords. In addition, Zhanlu Mountain in northern Fujian and Qixingjing in Longquan, Zhejiang, both have remains of Ou Yezi's sword-making. Another theory is that he was a craftsman of the Min ethnic group living in the ancient Oujiang River basin. When Ou Yezi was born, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was in the midst of disputes among various states, and Chu successively annexed 45 states south of the Yangtze River. Yue became a vassal state of Chu. In his youth, he learned metallurgy from his maternal uncle, and began to smelt bronze swords, iron hoes, iron axes, etc.......more>>>