外國人不遠萬里只為見“成都刀王”

Foreigners Travel Far to Meet "Chengdu Knife Master"

周光興正在鍛造刀具。

周家刀鍛造技藝第三代代表性傳承人周光興。

刀具成品。

周光興在磨制鍛造好的刀具。

周光興與慕名前來的外國友人合影。

“有澳大利亞的、新西蘭的、法國的，他們在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上查到了我們這個周家刀，就到成都天府新區(qū)太平鎮(zhèn)來找我。”周家刀鍛制技藝第三代代表性傳承人周光興說，因為周家刀在網(wǎng)絡(luò)走紅，他已經(jīng)接待了很多外國人了。

"There are people from Australia, New Zealand, and France who found our Zhou’s Knives on the Internet, and came to visit me in Chengdu's Taiping town." Zhou Guangxing, the representative inheritor of the third generation of Zhou’s Knives Forging Skills, said he has received many foreigners since the Zhou’s Knives became popular on the Internet.

周光興的爺爺、父親都是鐵匠，他16歲開始跟著父親學(xué)習(xí)打刀，40多年來，捶打出無數(shù)把好刀，身上也留下不少燙疤。周光興又潛心8年重拾了非遺鍛造技藝千層鋼刀。

Zhou Guangxing's grandfather and father were both blacksmiths. He began learning the craft of knife-making from his father at the age of 16. Over 40 years, he has forged countless fine knives, earning numerous burn scars in the process. Zhou Guangxing has also dedicated eight years to reviving the intangible cultural heritage of forging the thousand-layer steel blade.

一把菜刀從選材到鍛打成形，需經(jīng)幾十甚至上百道工序，從鎮(zhèn)上的鐵器廠到自己開在太平鎮(zhèn)的鐵匠鋪，周光興克服重重困難，漸漸使周家刀走出了太平鎮(zhèn)，走向國際，鍛造的刀也跨越重洋，到了法國和澳大利亞等多國。

A kitchen knife, from material selection to forging and forming, requires dozens to hundreds of processes. From the town's ironware factory to his own blacksmith shop in Taiping Town, Zhou Guangxing has overcome numerous challenges, gradually making the Zhou's Knives known beyond Taiping Town and into the international market. The knives he forges have crossed oceans to reach countries like France and Australia.

2022年，周家刀被納入四川省非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)名錄。周光興希望多打幾把陪伴人們享受三餐的周家刀，讓古法制刀的技藝能代代相傳。

In 2022, Zhou’s Knives were included in the intangible cultural heritage list of Sichuan Province. Zhou Guangxing aspires to forge more knives that accompany people in enjoying their daily meals, so that the ancient knife-making skills can be passed down one generation after another.

中文作者：華西都市報-記者紀 陳杰 羅彬月

英文作者：四川國際傳播中心記者劉動

攝影：紀陳杰羅彬月