The Jiahe Kitchen Knife forging technique is mainly found in Tangcun Town of Jiahe County in Chenzhou City and the surrounding areas. Jiahe Kitchen Knives have been famous for its forging technique and high quality in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan since ancient times.
There are ten steps to forge a Jiahe Kitchen Knife in a traditional way, namely heating, sharpening, adjusting, forging, sanding, creating the handle, etc.
Jiahe Kitchen Knife forging technique was listed in the fourth batch of representative items of intangible cultural heritage at city level in 2014 and the fifth batch of representative items of intangible cultural heritage at provincial level in 2021.