Zheng Zhong forge

The Master smiths at the Zheng Zhong forge work in traditional fashion. Long Quan is named after 7 wells in the mountains of Zhejiang, China where the forge is located. Legend attributes its legacy to Chinese legendary sword maker, Au Ye Tzu. He struck his weapons with his signature of 7 stars  for these 7 dragon wells of spiritual water. The blades of our swords are are made with this tradition in mind and are forged by old traditions. By meticulously folding  and hammering the steels to create unique and distinctive tempered blades that produce strength and  flexibility. To produce a fine quality sword with hand carved saya and lacquered, with real same skin and hand finished fittings.

Au Ye Tzu a smith from the bronze age arrived in the mountains of the Kingdom of Yue after seeing that there was an enormous lake in the shape of a dragon the dragon wells were born. Iron was starting to be used as part of weaponry and soon Au Ye Tzu found the region had everything needed. It was far in the mountains, it had very god water flowing in streams, it had iron in large quantities in the stream beds and it had plenty of wood from the forests. This is how the most important center of steel weaponry came into being. And for 2,500 years it has continued to work steel and make some of China's famous and fabled weapons. Due to the use of the forges and the purity of water and clay, Long Quan also became an important center since the Northern Song (960-1127). Both swords and pottery rely on water, clay, and fire. That is why they belong to the Arts of Fire along with Jewelry and glass work.