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Longquan: A sword shone through the past and present
Source: | Author:zhenshi | Published time: 2019-09-29 | 763 Views | Share:
Longquan sword began in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and has a history of more than 2,600 years.

"Yue Jue Shu" contains: "In the Spring and Autumn Period, Ou Yezi chiseled the Cishan Mountain, vented Qixi, and took the mountain Tieying, made three swords, saying: Longyuan, Tai'a, Gongbu."

"The birth of these three magic swords announced the advent of the age of iron weapons. Longquan has also become a pilgrimage place for swordsmiths and synonymous with swords in the world." Ji Xiangyang, director of the Longquan Celadon Sword Industry Bureau, introduced.

Thousands of miles to explore the tiger's lair, three cups of swords and dragons dance. The Longquan Sword, which has traveled through the turmoil of history, has experienced the prosperity of the Song Dynasty, the decline of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the revival of the middle and late Qing Dynasty, and the rise and fall of the Republic of China.

Today, Baojian has finally ushered in an unprecedented prosperous era, and is respected as the "first sword in the world" with its four characteristics: "toughness and sharpness, combination of rigidity and softness, cold light and ingenious decoration".

Go abroad again

Not long ago, six departments including the Central Propaganda Department and the Ministry of Commerce jointly announced the 2019-2020 list of key national cultural export enterprises and key projects. Longquan Zhejiang Zhengshi Sword Co., Ltd. was awarded the national key cultural export enterprise and became the only selected enterprise in Lishui City .

"As the bottleneck of the'zero export tax rebate' restriction is broken, enterprises have ushered in a fairer international market environment and a broader development stage, and their confidence in development has increased." As the earliest exporter in the Longquan sword industry, it is also Said Zheng Weiping, the "master" of Zheng's swords, one of the largest local sword manufacturers.

In fact, as early as 2009, the export value of Longquan Baojian exceeded 10 million US dollars, accounting for 10% of the total export of Longquan industrial products that year. However, since 2010, Longquan Sword has been recognized by the customs department as a weapon product. Not only has the corresponding export tax rebate policy been cancelled, but the sword that is suspected of being a military product needs to be certified by the national weapons management department before it can be exported. Since then, the export of Longquan swords has almost stagnated.

In 2013, with the great attention of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, the Tariff Department of the Ministry of Finance took the lead in coordinating the classification of Longquan Baojian products under the tax number "9307", and a new export "identity card". Since then, Longquan Baojian's export business has recovered. Since 2017, under the strong support and guidance of the Provincial Department of Finance, the Department of Commerce, the Taxation Bureau, and Hangzhou Customs, Longquan has actively applied for policy support for the export tax rebate of Longquan swords and swords through the report docking with the Taxation Department of the Ministry of Finance, and has won export The 13% tax rebate policy was formally implemented on September 15 last year. From January to July this year, the cumulative export value of the Longquan sword industry reached 11.87 million yuan, an increase of nearly four times compared with the same period last year.

"Culture+" holds up tomorrow

See culture beyond culture, use culture beyond culture, and change culture beyond culture.

Over the years, Longquan has based on the profound local historical and cultural heritage, has carefully researched the comparative advantages of sword porcelain culture, and has done a solid job in the deepening, materialization and transformation of sword porcelain, and has continuously strengthened the new momentum to support development. Zheng Guorong, Chairman of the Longquan Sword Industry Association, said: "By seizing the opportunity for the development of a cultural industry of 100 billion yuan by seizing'Cultural China','Cultural Zhejiang' and Lishui, Longquan Sword Industry has ushered in new development opportunities!"

The young Monkey King, the Q version of the snarling dog, the cheering pig... A few days ago, a series of solid pure copper creative ornaments became the object of visitors vying to buy when entering the "He" swordsmanship of the "post-80s" swordsmith Zha Changwei . "By combining the manufacturing process of the accessories in the sword with the film and television animation, we have developed and designed more than 30 types of ornaments. Since the second half of last year, we have sold nearly 4,000 pieces." Zha Changwei introduced.

Holding high the banner of "cultural and creative", from "marriage" animation to casting swords for film and television blockbusters, from ordinary martial arts equipment to high-end private customization, the Longquan sword industry is using the new chain of derivative product sales to achieve economic and social benefits. Double harvest".

Nowadays, there are still many sword companies that "shock" film and television animation like "He" brand swordsman. A good martial arts film and television series must inevitably include the addition of Longquan Sword. With the continuous appearance of "Chibi", "Three Kingdoms", and "Water Margin" and other blockbuster films, Longquan Sword Enterprise has tasted the sweetness in the marriage, and has continuously injected modern elements through the continuous introduction of modern elements. "Economy" has become the "corkscrew" for the entire industry to open up the market.

The future can be expected

Cultural tourism is also the highlight of Longquan Baojian's cultural industry.

In 2007, Longquan invested several million yuan to build two major attractions, the Celadon Sword Garden and Longquan Sword Factory. In the scenic area, there are historical and cultural displays of celadon and swords, reproduction of production process, production participation experience, appreciation of art works, as well as a complete tourist reception center and good supporting public facilities. The perfect fusion of traditional culture and modern civilization has attracted tourists from all walks of life. The Longquan Sword Factory has become the first and only "National Industrial Tourism Demonstration Site" in Lishui.

Longquan also uses the conference exhibition as the carrier to carry out multi-level and three-dimensional sword porcelain culture propaganda, so that the sword porcelain culture can reach the world and the hearts of the people, and the sword porcelain spirit can be sublimated into the common spiritual pursuit of Longquan people. On the one hand, Longquan organized the 10th Longquan Celadon Sword Culture Tourism Festival and other "invite in" activities, so that the people of Longquan can more confidently integrate into the construction of sword porcelain culture as a master; on the other hand, through deepening international exchanges, organizing the sword Enterprises and artists went to Mongolia, Germany, Italy and other countries along the Belt and Road and important countries to participate in the exhibition, enhancing the overall influence of Longquan Sword in the world.

Nowadays, with the continuous influx of new funds, new technologies, and new talents, the Longquan Sword Industry is advancing by leaps and bounds, and the product structure is increasingly optimized. Up to now, there are more than 700 Longquan Baojian companies with nearly 8,000 employees, including 3 national-level masters and 11 provincial-level masters.

A sword is making the world know Longquan again!