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Fri Apr 22, 2022, 06:38 AM Apr 2022

If you like sparklers, I think you'll enjoy watching this molten iron being hit with a shovel:




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The Spectacular Chinese Tradition of Molten Iron Fireworks

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For the past 30 years, Wang De has been practicing the ancient art of Da Shuhua, a 500-year-old tradition that first began with blacksmiths in the Nuanquan village of China. Wanting a way to celebrate Chinese New Year, but without the means to afford traditional fireworks, these blacksmiths devised a new form of entertainment. By tossing molten iron against the walls, they created beautiful showers of sparks, beginning a practice that would soon become a part of their cultural heritage. Now, it’s a special part of Nuanquan’s legacy as there’s no place else on Earth to witness the fiery spectacle.

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If you like sparklers, I think you'll enjoy watching this molten iron being hit with a shovel: (Original Post) sl8 Apr 2022 OP
Wow Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #1
Now where did I leave my mushrooms? Lochloosa Apr 2022 #2
Trails, man. n/t sl8 Apr 2022 #3
Cool!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2022 #4
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