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The Sword Maker & The Swordsman

Matthew Allard · Taiwan · Documentary · 4 min · ♥︎ 770

Kuo Chang Shi, Taiwan's last professional sword maker and the craftsman behind the Green Destiny sword, practises a vanishing art.

Meet the man who forged the Green Destiny sword, keeping a dying craft alive.

The ancient art of sword making is a dying profession. Kuo Chang Shi is the last remaining professional sword maker in Taiwan. He made the famous Green Destiny sword for the Oscar wining Movie Crouching Tiger Hidden Drag

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