The design blends Chinese-style auspicious beast patterns with the form of fantasy heavy weapons; the whole is a single through-going long sword. The guard has crisp diamond edges, with a complex beast-head pattern in central deep relief surrounded by coiling vortex motifs; the blade carries multiple layers of recessed streamline engravings with a heavy, broad profile; the grip narrows in segments, ending in an interwoven, swirling openwork pattern. The overall lines are sharp and powerful; the auspicious beast engravings carry the meaning of warding off evil and guarding, and the majestic, weighty form is full of fantasy and classical aura.