Hardware - refers to the five kinds of metals. The term first appeared in the hardware, "Wu Yue" four "lu within Biography": "I heard that King often make Ouyezi sword making five medals, ...... a Zhanlu, Hardware Britain, fine sun." Press "Han food and Money "on the 'gold, knives, turtles, shellfish' Note:" gold, that colored the gold too, Zheyue yellow gold, white Zheyue silver, red Zheyue copper, lead Zheyue green, black iron Zheyue . "
"Modern Chinese Dictionary" explains: hardware, refers to gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, refers to metals. Today's hardware commonly used products, such as copper and iron metal or collectively. Further application of the metal, for the development of human civilization and social history has played an important role. Metal products, appears in every corner of economic life, political life and military activities. As Yongkang, since ancient times was known as the "Hometown of hundreds of hands," is a long history of hardware handicraft. Since the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty had Yongkang coppersmiths, blacksmiths travel extensively, go to work, long "walk Quartet metal craftsman, the prefectural government leave Kang County," said history.
"Modern Chinese Dictionary" explains: hardware, refers to gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, refers to metals. Today's hardware commonly used products, such as copper and iron metal or collectively. Further application of the metal, for the development of human civilization and social history has played an important role. Metal products, appears in every corner of economic life, political life and military activities. As Yongkang, since ancient times was known as the "Hometown of hundreds of hands," is a long history of hardware handicraft. Since the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty had Yongkang coppersmiths, blacksmiths travel extensively, go to work, long "walk Quartet metal craftsman, the prefectural government leave Kang County," said history.