A young man in a Guangzhou airport had no choice but to part with a wooden practice sword at an airport gate after failing to convince staff he wouldn't be a danger to passengers with a martial arts demonstration on Sunday.

The man, surnamed Zhang, was stopped at a security check at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport when an airport security found the wooden sword in his handbag. 

Despite his best attempts, Zhang, an avid fan of martial arts fictions, could not convince airport employees that the sword he had bought in Guangzhou was for practice only. In a last ditch effort, he even performed a few sword routines for security staff. 

Zhang was forced to abandon the sword at the airport before boarding his flight. It is unclear from the report why Zhang did not simply check in his sword with airline employees at the ticket counter. 

According to Chinese civil aviation regulations, weapons of any kind, including practice weapons, are not allowed on commercial aircraft.

Guangzhou Daily