As early as the Eastern Han, the Taoist classic Lieh-tsu records a certain Lan Tsu, who tied a pair of long wood splints to his legs and ran about while simultaneously juggling seven sharp swords.
早在東漢「列子」一書，便記有一個叫蘭子的人，以一對長木腳縛在腿上，一邊跑跳，雙手還一邊把弄七把利劍。