18K views · 851 reactions | Sword dance, or “Jian Wu” in Chinese, began as a military training exercise with swords and spears in ancient China. The Chinese martial artist performs a trick of rotating sword by twisting wrist and arm in the movements. | People's Daily, China | Facebook

310 shares · 78 comments | The Sword of Goujian（越王勾践剑 Yuèwáng Gōujiàn Jiàn） is an archaeological artifact of the Spring and Autumn period (771–403 BC) found in 1965 in Hubei, China. Cast in tin bronze, it is renowned for its unusual sharpness and resistance to tarnish rarely seen in artifacts so old. This historical artifact of ancient China is currently in the possession of the Hubei Provincial Museum. | Learn Chinese | Facebook