Despite the passage of more than 200 years it was still a fearsome looking weapon, and flashed with a mesmerizing glint which Chen has never forgotten. Chen Chao-po's ancestors came from Zhejiang Province, and on the subject of Chinese swords he betrays a certain degree of "provincial prejudice."
雖然刀柄上護手部份活動的雲龍已有裂痕，但抹去刀刃上的黃油後，寶刀未老，歷經二百多年歲月，依然寒氣逼人，光芒奪目，令他神馳目眩，從此念念不忘。祖籍浙江的陳朝波，對中國刀劍還有「省籍情結」。