Sword of Goujian

Sword of Goujian

In 1965, an excavation team discovered the Sword of Goujian in a tomb in Hubei, China. It was encased in an airtight wooden box next to a skeleton. The sword is over 2500 years old, but it was in such perfect condition that tests affirmed the blade could easily cut a stack of 20 pieces of paper.

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