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  2. Chinese sword - Wikipedia

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    Historically, Chinese swords are classified into two types, the jian and the dao.A Jian is a straight, double-edged sword mainly used for stabbing, and has been commonly translated into the English language as a longsword; while a dao is a single-edged sword (mostly curved from the Song dynasty forward) mainly used for cutting, and has been translated as a saber or a "knife".

  3. Jian - Wikipedia

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    The jian (Mandarin Chinese:, Chinese: 劍, English approximation: / dʒ j ɛ n / jyehn, Cantonese:) is a double-edged straight sword used during the last 2,500 years in China. The first Chinese sources that mention the jian date to the 7th century BCE, during the Spring and Autumn period; [1] one of the earliest specimens being the Sword of Goujian.

  4. Chinese swordsmanship - Wikipedia

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    Qingping Sword originated from Taoism, was originally just a high-quality straight sword name, and later integrated the strengths of many martial arts schools, while using Taoism and martial arts theory to form a unique swordsmanship system. The Qingping sword system is based on proven knowledge of Chinese swordsmanship. [10]

  5. Category:Chinese swords - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Chinese swords (3 P) Pages in category "Chinese swords" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes

  6. Dao (Chinese sword) - Wikipedia

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    The word dao is also used in the names of several polearms that feature a single-edged blade, such as the pudao and guandao. The Chinese spear and dao (liuyedao and yanmaodao) were commonly issued to infantry due to the expense of and relatively greater amount of training required for the effective use of the Chinese straight sword, or jian ...

  7. Category:Weapons of China - Wikipedia

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    Chinese swords (1 C, 22 P) F. Firearms of China (3 C, 12 P) N. Naval weapons of China (3 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Weapons of China" The following 69 pages are in ...

  8. Category:Chinese swordsmanship - Wikipedia

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    Chinese swords‎ (1 C, 22 P) Pages in category "Chinese swordsmanship" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent ...

  9. Weapons and armor in Chinese mythology, legend, cultural ...

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    In Chinese mythology, in various sources, associated with much related mythological material, various swords are said to have been forged by Gan Jiang (who studied under Ou Yezi) and Mo Xie (also transliterated as "Kan Chiang" and "Mo Yeh"), who were a husband and wife pair and eponymous makers of paired swords [20] Gan-jiang was the male, Mo ...

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