Scissors are part of every household’s array of ordinary utensils. Although small and inconspicuous, it’s inseparable from every Chinese household. These small details in your life are made very well, and can also become well known internationally. "The south has Zhangxiaoquan, while the north has Wang Mazi" is a saying about these two brands.
Wang Mazi was founded during the 8 years under rule of the second Qing emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1651), and is recognized by the Ministry of Commerce of China as a time-honored brand. Their traditional forging skills have been recognized by the State Council as a national intangible cultural heritage. Historically, Wang Mazi has been a representative of the Chinese knives and scissors industry and the Chinese symbol of scissors culture, government and high importance to society. On March 4, 1956, Chairman Mao Zedong expressed in the "accelerating the socialist transformation of handicrafts" article that “Wang Mazi Scissors will not fail over ten thousand years. On December 7, to further stress to the National Federation of Democratic National Construction Association Central official, ‘Wang Mazi will be forever preserved’.”
In the market economy, Beijing’s Li Chang Wang Mazi Ltd. has always adhered to the "tradition, innovation and development" objectives, the traditional crafts and new technologies, new processes combined to continuously develop new products, and currently manufactures more than 130 varieties of cutlery and more than 400 specifications. Wang Mazi knives and scissors are made with steel and are sophisticated, have a sharp edge, durable and famous. Products in 1980 won a National Award for the highest quality silver light industry products, previously evaluated for its number one quality in the industry, and the eighth consecutive by the National 46 shopping malls and "Consumer Times" as most consumers nationwide welcome light industrial products. In 1990, it won its first Light Expo Gold Medal, and in 2002 it was recognized by the National Daily Hardware Industry Productivity Promotion Center for its "reliable" products.
Currently, the company is fully implementing a new development strategy, catering closely around the needs of consumers and sufficiently bringing Wang Mazi and Chinese knives and scissors culture to be enriched. It will vigorously promote scientific and technological innovation, meticulous development of new products, and "Made in China" will rapidly expand the road leading to domestic and foreign markets. It will accelerate the development of enterprises, strive to advance China's strong scissors industry, and contribute itself to promote the Chinese knives and scissors culture.
