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China has succeeded in copying the famous ancient
bronze swords of Wu and Yue kingdoms in the Spring and Autumn Period
(770 B.C.-476 B.C.).
The technique of making bronze swords in China
reached its peak in the two kingdoms more than 2,000 years ago.
China has excavated swords of Fu Chai, king
of Wu Kingdom; Gou Jian, king of Yue Kingdom; and many other kings
at that time. All the discoveries are regarded as invaluable treasures
for their advanced techniques like founding, grinding and jewelry
inlaying, which present artisans cannot master.
An artwork company based in Fuzhou, a port city
in Fujian Province in southeast China, has successfully produced
replicas of Fu Chai and Gou Jian's swords, and they were confirmed
to have the similar art value as the real samples, according to
experts and scholars specializing in the research of bronzes and
ancient weapons.
The success in copying the ancient swords will
contribute to the reviving of the traditional Chinese culture, experts
said.
(People's Daily 11/27/2000)
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