"Governments never liked the common people to have swords, so they would often confiscate them or even destroy them en masse," says Eric Tsai, a director of the ROC Arts Knife and Sword Preservation Association.
「還在刀劍等『冷兵器』的時代，每個政權都不喜歡人民擁有刀劍，不是沒入，就是大量摧毀」，中華民國美術刀劍保存協會理事蔡益明指出。