Guigang, Guangxi "Pingnan Knife": A Century Knife Battles

The author's friend, Xiao Yan, had a business trip to Pingnan County some time ago. He specifically bought more than a dozen Pingnan knives and brought back friends in Nanning. Knife 5 yuan a hand, engraved with "Pingnan knife" 4 words, very sharp, very popular.

Recently, the author visited the town of Pingnan, the birthplace of the Pingnan knife.

The car has just entered the town, and it will be heard far enough to hear the sound of “dangling”. The Huafeng Tool Factory, the Elite Tool Factory, the Kangli Tool Factory, and the Blacksmith Tool Factory all lined up. The young blacksmith Ye Jinhong told the author that the production history of the Pingnan knife can be traced back to the thirteenth year of the Qing Emperor Qianlong. The founder is a folk blacksmith Huang Sanli. In the "Huang Sanli" era, the Pingnan knife can be comparable to Zhang Xiaoquan scissors. In the 90s of the last century, due to a variety of factors such as corporate restructuring, the Pingnan knife factory existed in name only and faded out of sight.

“Pingnan’s knives have to go through three or forty processes such as material selection, cutting, forging, quenching, and fine boring. The knives produced are soft and soft, sharp edges, delicate craftsmanship, and the forging process has been selected as the second batch of non-materials in Guangxi. No one cares about such a good knife, but the younger generation of blacksmiths decided to reinvigorate Pingnan’s knife!” said Ye Jinhong. “Now, the Pingnan knife company has not only followed the traditional heat treatment technology to ensure the sharpness of the knife, but also Variety and craftsmanship have revolutionized and innovated traditional tools, with more than 100 varieties and are exported to Southeast Asia."

Although Pingnan’s knife reappears in the market, Ye Jinhong also frankly stated: “At present, the number of knife companies in Shangdu Town has grown to more than 30. Because there are no industry associations to restrain each other, the prices are pushed down by each other, and the profits originally owned by the producers are squeezed out, making little money. If Pingnan Knife wants to become bigger and stronger, it must hold the market." In this regard, Su Naijian, party secretary of Shangdu Town, said: "At present, we are starting to organize the establishment of the Knife Association to integrate the resources of the tool factory in the town. , Let a century knife reproduce light!"