First, the origin of the name
During the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Xiaoquan, a native of yi county, Huizhou, led his son Zhang Jingao to Dajing Lane in Hangzhou to produce ancestral scissors. Because the good steel from Longquan, Zhejiang Province is used as raw material, and after careful production, the scissors are fast and durable, which is different from others, and the brand name is "Zhang Dalong" scissors. In the second year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, it was renamed "Zhang Xiaoquan" scissors. After Zhang Xiaoquan's death, his son Zhang Jingao inherited his father's business. In order to protect his vital interests, the word "Jin Ji" was added to the name of "Zhang Xiaoquan" as authentic.
It has been more than 3 years since the time of Chongzhen. For more than 3 years, Zhang Xiaoquan's successors have always adhered to the ancestral motto of "Excellent Steel Works". In addition, Zhang Xiaoquan's scissors are of outstanding quality, and users are scrambling to tell them, and later they became the imperial scissors, and their reputation has spread all over the country. Although the cutting industry in Hangzhou is still prosperous after the storm, after all, this model has a strong color of small-scale peasant economy and its development is slow. Coupled with the influence of the old China's consciousness of attaching importance to agriculture, it greatly restricted the development of light industry. Even on the eve of liberation, Hangzhou's manufacturing and shearing industry was declining, and there was no glory at all.
Second, stories and legends
It is said that there was a blacksmith named Zhang Xiaoquan because his mother fell into the spring with a splash when she gave birth to him. Because I offended a bully in my hometown, I took my three sons to Hangzhou to make a living, and my father and son opened an iron shop in Dajing Lane, Hangzhou. Dajing Lane at the foot of Chenghuang Mountain in Zhang Xiaoquan was a business district at that time, and it was very lively. Zhang Xiaoquan's craftsmanship is good, he is very attentive to customers, and the iron styles he sells are also quite good, so people like to come and visit. However, few people know about Zhang Xiaoquan's excellent underwater skills. Traditional civil scissors are the products of Zhang Xiaoquan. They have five styles, such as "Xinhua, Shanlang, Wuhua, Round Head and Long Head". They dominate the cutting industry by ten characteristics, such as uniform steel inlay, clear steel, fine grinding, sharp blade, firm pin, smooth opening and closing, exquisite style, novel engraving, durability, good quality and low price. "It's as fast as the wind, as smooth as oil, and the steel is clear and thick, and the mountains and rivers are cut into splendid scenery. Hangzhou is more than a state." This is a hymn written by Tian Han, an outstanding playwright in China, when he visited Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors Factory in 1966. There is a well near the blacksmith's shop. The well water is clear and sweet, and people nearby live on the water from this well. But one day, the water in this well suddenly became turbid, frothed and smelled pungent. Zhang Xiaoquan's eldest son grabbed the head and lifted a bucket of water. When he saw it, it was dark and muddy, and it smelled fishy. He dumped it and lifted another bucket, just like this. People were in panic. They didn't know what had happened, so they prayed by the well. A centenarian who lives here spoke at this time. He stroked his beard and said, "When I was a child, I heard from the older generation that this well leads to the Qiantang River. There are two black snakes in the river. They come down every thousand years and always like to drill into this well to give birth to small black snakes. Now that the well water has gone bad, maybe they are coming. " What can I do? When people heard this, they all became worried. Zhang Xiaoquan, who was waiting for his son to carry water home at home, waited for an hour without waiting for his son to come home. Hearing about this incident, he volunteered to go to the bottom of the well. Zhang Xiaoquan told his son to buy old wine and realgar, poured realgar into the old wine, conveniently took an altar, drank it in one gulp, tied a rope, took a sledgehammer, and jumped into the big well without thinking. Because he drank realgar wine, Zhang Xiaoquan was not afraid of black snakes at all. He looked around and finally found these two shiny black black black snakes in a dark corner, as thick as arms, tightly coiled there. Zhang Xiaoquan nimble, before the two black snake separated, he swung a sledgehammer and knocked at the snake's seven inches. "Dang, Dang, Dang" struck three times in a row, and both hammers hit the key of the black snake, which smashed the necks of the two snakes and stuck them together. Zhang Xiaoquan killed the black snake, so he climbed out of the well circle with a sledgehammer in one hand and a snake tail in the other. He threw two black snakes to the ground, only to hear a clear loud noise, which startled people. It turned out that these two black snakes had been cultivated for thousands of years and had already been tempered into steel and iron.
If they hadn't been put together, Zhang Xiaoquan might not be able to tidy them up at once. After removing the black snake, the water in the big well returned to its original state. Father and son later dragged the dead snake home. Zhang Xiaoquan was a thoughtful man. When he saw the snake bend, he squatted on the ground and wanted to see it. He couldn't help but have an epiphany. As he watched, he thought, drawing a pattern on the mud. Later, according to the pattern, a nail was installed at the intersection of the snake neck, the place where the snake tail was bent was made into a handle, and a section above the snake neck was knocked flat, grinding quickly. This became the first pair of scissors made by Zhang Xiaoquan. Before that, people didn't know how to use scissors. They had to cut clothes with a knife and cut broken lines with a knife. Since Zhang Xiaoquan made scissors, it's convenient for everyone to cut them if they want. Therefore, more and more people use scissors. Zhang Xiaoquan, with his four sons, has no time to live. He simply hangs the big scissors in front of the shop as goods, and imitates many small scissors as samples. He doesn't sell other ironware and sells scissors exclusively. In folklore, the origin of Zhang Xiaoquan scissors is so magical. Without this legend, who would have thought of the relationship between scissors and black snake. The handshake of scissors is really like a curled snake tail, which inspires people's bold imagination. Hangzhou is located in Qiantang. Since ancient times, there have been many stories about dragons and snakes. Snakes are combined with objects, and objects contain feelings. Therefore, stories are used to reflect the characteristics of scissors, praising and praising the courage and versatility of Zhang Xiaoquan, the representative of the scissors industry.
Third, modern development
On May 3, 1949, Hangzhou was liberated. A hundred things need to be done. After 195, the society became more and more peaceful, and various workshops and firms resumed their business. In order to keep Zhang Xiaoquan, a traditional national brand, alive and well, since 1953, under the organization of government departments, five Zhang Xiaoquan production cooperatives have been established, with different production varieties. In 54, five cooperatives moved to Haiyue Bridge in Hangzhou to concentrate on production, and there were 423 employees at that time. In 1955, the five cooperatives were formally merged into the Hangzhou Zhang Xiaoquan Knitting Cooperative, and the number of employees has increased to 527. At this point, the re-emergence of Zhang Xiaoquan, a traditional brand, has begun to emerge.
kitchen knives in Zhang Xiaoquan In 1956, Chairman Mao specifically pointed out in his article "Accelerating the socialist transformation of handicrafts": … I remind you not to get rid of many good things in handicrafts. Don't get rid of the knives and scissors of Pockmarked Wang and Zhang Xiaoquan for ten thousand years. What is good in our nation and what has been lost must be restored, and it must be done better. " This directive has produced a milestone in the history of Zhang Xiaoquan's development. In the same year, the editing society officially resumed the title of Zhang Xiaoquan. The government has shown special care and support for Zhang Xiaoquan industries. That is, in this year, the state funding for the unified construction of Hangzhou Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors Factory was issued, totaling 4, yuan! Together with the 2, yuan raised by the preparatory meeting, the new enterprise broke ground in October 1956. In 1958, the local state-owned Hangzhou Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors Factory was officially awarded by the government, and at that time, the company had 816 employees. From this point on, the traditional brand of Zhang Xiaoquan has been truly developed through the efforts of generations of Zhang Xiaoquan's legal successor-Hangzhou Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors Factory for half a century. The annual output of "Zhang Xiaoquan" is as high as 42 million pieces. In the past 5 years, Hangzhou Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors Factory has produced 74 million scissors, and every two people in China have a "Zhang Xiaoquan" scissors.
the products of "Zhang Xiaoquan" brand have been widely recognized by consumers in China for their excellent quality and sincere service. "Zhang Xiaoquan" people have not failed to live up to the love and expectations of the broad masses of people, and won the championship in the quality appraisal in China again and again, becoming the only "five consecutive championships" in the knife and scissors industry in China. In 1997, "Zhang Xiaoquan" was appraised as a well-known trademark in China. In 22, it was registered and protected by origin. In 2, the enterprise successfully passed the system transformation, and Hangzhou Zhang Xiaoquan Group Co., Ltd. was established, which took a decisive step towards the modern enterprise system. All employees of the enterprise are determined to use their wisdom and efforts to create new glories and add new brilliance to Zhang Xiaoquan, an excellent brand of the Chinese nation.