Now...
You may or may not know that I like China...
Anything to do with China...
Except Child Labour...
~YAY!!!~
I say no to child labour...
~Whoop!Whoop!~
When I conquer the whole world and evryone obeys me...
Then...
And only then...
Will child labour be abolished across the globe...
~Hmmm...~
*Confused looks pass along the audience*
Look...
Child labour will be gone...
That's good isn't it...
~Oh yeah tha'ts great, that's really good. WHOOP!~
But that can only happen when I bring the world to it's knees...
~Oh yeah, the dominating part, we're not so sure...~
Child labour gone...
~Oh yeah that's great, that's really good. WHOOP!~
Exactly...
So i'll have to dominate the world...
~Oh yeah, the dominating part, we're not so sure...~
Ok, ok...
This will make you understand...
I'll conquer the world...
~Oh yeah, the domi...~
Shush...
Don't interrupt...
Anyway...
I'll dominate the world and then i'll eradicate child labour...
Then it won't be just the children who work for a shiny silver penny...
Everybody will!
Isn't that great!
~Oh yeah that's great...~
~Wait...~
~No it's not...~
~WHAT!!!!!~
Oh just shut up...
All of you...
Anyhoo...
I like China...
Everything about it...
Except child labour...
But i'm not about to get into that again...
Ahem...
I like Chinese food...
Culture...
Toilets...
Ummmm...
I didn't say that...
Oh...
And weapons!
So I can cut down my foes in swift hackings...
MHUAHAHAHA!!!
So...
These are all Chinese weapons...
Not poncy
MHUAHAHAHA!!!
THE JIAN
The Jian is a double-edged straight sword used during the last 2,500 years in China.
These swords are one-handed but can come in larger two-handed versions, used in many styles of Ancient Chinese martial arts.
The average one-handed sword is approximately 70 cms long (28 inches) but can vary from 45 to 80 cm (17.7 to 31.5 inches) in length.
The average jian would weigh from 700 to 900 grams (1.5 to 2 pounds).
The hero's in Chinese wuxia movies (Chinese for martial arts)weapon of choice is normally a jian.
Like in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon the fictional jian, Green Destiny, played a major role.
In Chinese folklore it is known as 'The Gentleman of Weapons' and is considered one of the four major weapons.