Why are Chinese swords so floppy and flexible?

What’s up with those floppy Chinese straight swords that bend all over the place in wushu demos, and kungfu movies like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? Is the Chinese jian supposed to be that thin and flexible? Did ancient Chinese warriors really carry those paper-thin swords into battle? Let’s discuss!

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