Editing Jian (section)

== Mythology and legacy ==
[[File:Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea - Project Gutenberg eText 15250.jpg|thumbnail|right|180px|"The [[Eight Immortals]] Crossing the Sea."<ref>{{cite book | first=E. T. C. | last=Werner|author-link=E. T. C. Werner| year=1922 | title=Myths & Legends of China | publisher=George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. | location=New York | url=https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15250 | access-date=2007-03-14 }} ([[Project Gutenberg]] eText 15250)</ref> The figure on the lower left wears a ''jian'' on his back]]
There are several [[Taoist immortal]]s who are associated with the ''jian''. One example is [[Lü Dongbin]]. The [[bodhisattva]] [[Mañjuśrī]] ([[Chinese language|Ch]]: {{lang|zh|文殊}} ''Wénshū'') is often depicted holding a ''jian'', which is then referred to as the "sword of wisdom".

''Jian'' frequently appear in [[wuxia]] fiction and films. The swords or the techniques used to wield them may be effectively or explicitly supernatural,<ref>Liu 1967, p. 130</ref> and the quest for such swords or techniques may be a major plot element.