Zhang Xiaoquan

Zhang Xiaoquan was a son of Zhang Jiasi, the founder of Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors who adopted the techniques to make Zhejiang Longquan Sword, and innovated the skill of inlaying scissors with steel. The scissors he made was famous far and wide for their tartness and shininess.

Zhang Xiaoquan inherited his father's business and improved the processing techniques with strict regulations on mode, standard, variety and the degree of tartness. Thus, he established the brand Zhang Xiaoquan, which made quite a prosperous business in the following several hundred years.

The King Scissors of Zhang Xiaoquan made in Hangzhou, 115 cm long and 56.64 kg in weight, have been recorded in the Genes World Record, while the smallest scissors are as tiny as 3 cm long and several grams in weight. In 1901, Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors won its first silver prize at the Nanyang Quanye Exposition - an exposition for famous products held in the coastal cities of China in the Qing Dynasty. In 1919, it won the fourth prize at Panama World Exposition.

The Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors Factory in Hangzhou was established in 1957, and now, it has developed into the largest scissors manufacturer in China.