Lazi Tibetan Knife [Xizang Lazi Specialty]

What is Lazi Tibetan Knife? Authentic Xizang Lazi specialty: Lazi Tibetan Dao? This article is a special article that introduces in detail the special product of Lazi Tibetan Dao in Xizang, which was reviewed and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Website. It collects relevant information about Lazi Tibetan Dao. The reading time of the full text is about 10 minutes, mainly including the basic introduction of Lazi Tibetan Dao and the product characteristics of Lazi Tibetan Dao? How did the history of Lazi Tibetan knives come about? The awards and honors of Lazi Tibetan Knife

Basic Introduction to Lazi Tibetan Knives

Lazi Tibetan Knives refer to the handmade Tibetan knives produced in Lazi County, Shigatse Prefecture (later Tibet), Xizang

How did the history of Lazi Tibetan knives come about

Descendants of Zilong Dao

Zilong Dao came from Zilong Township, Lazi County, Shigatse, Xizang. There is only one knife making workshop in this township, but it is well-known in the Tibetan region

"Dan Wangjia, the person who cast knives, is known as the father of Zilong knives. He has inherited and developed the ancient skills of sword and arrow casting for more than 20 years. Now his son Nimawangla has also mastered his craft, casting Zilong knives that are all handmade. It is said that their sword casting technique was one of the sword casting techniques that flourished in the snow domain during the reign of Gongzanpu in the first century of the Gongyuan era.

An old shepherd in Zhongba County named Baimajiabu said," The Zilong steel knife cast by Zilong Dan Wangjia shares common characteristics with the ancient Si knife and sword of the Tubo Narrow eyed Nine Knives, and its short knife has a fire sickle. The Zilong small knife has the function of absorbing iron and steel, while the long knife can be used as a canopy pole, shoulder pole, crutch, and bloodletting therapy stabbing device. He also said that the currently cast Zilong small knife is actually a condensed masterpiece modified from the ancient Dagusi knife

Cidan Wangjia is 61 years old. According to his oral account, he apprenticed with his master in Lazi at the age of 17. Tseden Wangjia recounted that his mother's family had been making knives for generations. Since he could remember, he often saw his uncles and grandfather making swords and knives in the family workshop. Their family's knives have always been praised locally and are the best in Lazi Town

Lavang is relatively quiet and reserved, carrying his granddaughter on his back and occasionally smiling silently beside him, or serving tea and water, welcoming these outsiders who come from afar all year round. Nimawangla said that just making knives cannot make a living, which I find unbelievable. Their Zilong knives are generally much more expensive than Tibetan knives in other regions in terms of size and craftsmanship complexity. Later on, I gradually realized that there were not many people buying Zilong knives, and only a very small number of tourists came here out of admiration. Generally, people from some units in Shigatse will come to order, and Tibetan aid cadres will be regarded as the most valuable material souvenirs in Xizang. Moreover, their Zilong Dao has been positioned as a high-end Tibetan Dao, and local herdsmen cannot afford it. So usually, they also have to farm, and forging Zilong knives is just a part-time job. It was this part-time job that enabled the inheritors of the Zilong Knife to advance into a moderately prosperous society. Tseden Wangjia proudly expressed his heartfelt gratitude for the good policies of the country. In my opinion, this was the happiest moment for an old artist who benefited from his exquisite craftsmanship. He selflessly attributed the spirit of the country, demonstrating the supreme simplicity and the unique goodness of the Tibetan people

Awards of Lazi Tibetan Knife

The Zilong Tibetan Knife forged by the famous craftsman Cidan Wangjia won the honorary title of quality product of the whole region awarded by the Handicraft Bureau of the Xizang Autonomous Region and the Bureau of Standards and Metrology of the Xizang Autonomous Region in 1988. In June 2009, the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China named Cidanwangjia as a representative inheritor of Tibetan metal forging technology (Tibetan knife forging technology), a national intangible cultural heritage project