196565438+In February, archaeologists unearthed more than 600 objects in a Chu tomb in Jiangling, Hubei Province, including this bronze sword. Archaeologists at the scene recalled that an excavator accidentally cut his finger while holding a sword, and his blood flowed. Someone tried to sharpen his blade again, and with a little effort, he cut the 16 layer of white paper.
This sword is 55.7 cm long, 4.6 cm wide, 8.4 cm long and weighs 875 grams. There are two lines of bird inscriptions near the Jian 'ge: "Qian Qiu (Gou Jian) of Yue used his sword at first sight", which proves that this sword is the legendary sword of Gou Jian of Yue. Gou Jian, the King of Yue, has exquisite swordsmanship, which shows the superb skills of swordsmen.
This sword is extremely cold and sharp. After more than 2400 years, there are still clear and exquisite patterns. In addition, it also has high historical and cultural value. This sword is praised as "the first sword in the world" by contemporary people, and it can be called the national treasure of China. ?
The sword of Gou Jian, King of Yue, was unearthed in the tomb of Chu nobles in Jiangling, Hubei. There are two main opinions: one is that Gou Jian once married his daughter to King Zhao of Chu as a concubine, so this sword was probably given to the State of Chu as a gift when Gou Jian married her, and later the King of Chu gave it to a nobleman, so it became the funerary object of this noble of Chu.
Another opinion is the trophy, that is, from 309 BC to 306 BC, when Chu sent troops to cross the country, the Chu army took the sword and brought it back to Chu, which eventually became a funerary object.
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Archaeologists have interpreted eight bird-printed inscriptions on the sword, proving that this sword is the legendary sword of Gou Jian, the King of Yue, and it is now in the Hubei Provincial Museum. The sword of the king of Yue was carefully forged by Gou Jian, the king of Yue, after years of experience. According to the records in Wu Yue Chun Qiu and Yue Jue Shu, Gou Jian, the King of Yue, specially asked Ou Yezi, a sword maker in Longquan, to cast five swords.
Their swords are called Zhan Lu, Tsunku, Xie Sheng, Yuchang and Juque, all of which are rare and as iron as mud. It is said that the King of Yue was defeated by the State of Wu, and Gou Jian presented three swords, Xie Sheng and Yuchang, to the King of Wu He Lv for peace. However, because the King of Wu had no choice, Zhan Lu's sword went to the State of Chu.
To this end, a war broke out between Wu Chu. Although this sword has gone through thousands of years, its body is rust-free, its pattern is as bright as new, and its blade is still sharp. This is really a rare miracle in the world. Gou Jian, the hero of the idiom "Suffering hardships", likes casting swords.
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