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'Iron fireworks' usher in Lunar New Year in north China

Local folk artists captivated audiences with an extravagant display of molten iron “fireworks” on Friday night in north China's Hebei Province, marking Spring Festival.

The performance sees molten iron splashed into the air, creating a unique light display known as Dashuhua. This performance was staged in Nuanquan town, Yuxian county, Zhangjiakou. The town has a history of over 500 years when it comes to Dashuhua performances during the Lunar New Year. Performers throw molten iron at a temperature of over 1,000 degrees Celsius at a cold brick wall, creating a breathtaking firework-like display to usher in the Lunar New Year.

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Molten Iron Performance Celebrates Lunar New Year in north China

Local folk artists captivated audiences with an extravagant display of molten iron splashing in the air Friday night in north China's Hebei Province to celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival.

Molten iron splashing in the air to create a unique light display is a unique folk art known as Dashuhua. It was staged in the town of Nuquanin in Yuxian County, Zhangjiakou City.

The town has a history of over 500 years in Dashuhua performances during the Lunar New Year.

Performers threw over 1,000 degree of molten iron onto the cold brick wall to create a breathtaking firework-like display to usher in the new year and to extend wishes for success.

Apart from the local audience, the performance also attracted visitors from Beijing, Tianjin and from the neighboring Shanxi Province.

We came to watch the Dashuhua performance on Chinese New Year's Eve. It is astonishing and brings out new perceptions for bettering our lives, said an audience member.

Before the molten iron was ready to be displayed, various performances set the mood with lantern dancing, folk dancing and other traditional cultural performances.
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Art Performer Conducts Dashuhua Performance to Celebrate New Year in North China

Sparks poured down as a folk art performer sprayed molten iron against a cold wall during a performance of dashuhua recently in Yuxian County, north China's Hebei province to celebrate the new year.

The traditional performance dashuhua also kown as Sparkling Molten Metal has a history of over 500 years in Nuanquan Ancient Town of Yuxian County, and it has been listed as a provincial intangible cultural heritage in Hebei Province.

Only molten iron which gives out red light is used in the performance in the beginning. Later, molten bronze and aluminum are added to give out green and white lights respectively, which makes the sparkling molten metal look far more colorful and splendid than fireworks.

I'm really excited to watch this traditional cultural performance today. It makes me feel that the historical legacy is quite awesome, said an audience.

Nowadays, the dashuhua is performed at weekends and during the Chinese New Year.
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Flores de fuego en la fortaleza ASÍ ES CHINA 30/04/2017

ASÍ ES CHINA 30/04/2017 Antiguos Poblados de China——Flores de fuego en la antigua fortaleza

1. La llamada “flores de fuego” es la actividad folclórica más antigua del pueblo de Nuanquan. Los artistas que representan esta actividad tienen que rociar hierro líquido sobre un muro. El punto de fusión de hierro asciende a 1.535 grados, de modo que cuando se usa hierro fundido, es muy probable sufrir quemaduras. Por tanto, aún cuando los artistas toman medidas preventivas y llevan décadas actuando, es inevitable sufrir heridas.

3. El pueblo antiguo Nuanquan, situado en el extremo occidental del distrito Weixian, municipio de Zhangjiakou, provincia de Hebei, está a 12 kilómetros de la cabecera distrital y colinda en el oeste con la provincia de Shanxi.


Descubre para el televidente el gran legado cultural e histórico de las distintas regiones y etnias de China. También le acerca a la vida y las costumbres de la gente común y le muestra la evolución del país en aspectos como educación, sociedad y protección del medio ambiente y del patrimonio histórico y natural.

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Chinese Civil War | Wikipedia audio article

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The Chinese Civil War was a war fought between the Kuomintang (KMT)-led government of the Republic of China and the Communist Party of China (CPC). Although particular attention is paid to the four years of Chinese Communist Revolution from 1945 to 1949, the war actually started in August 1927, with the White Terror at the end of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's Northern Expedition, and essentially ended when major hostilities between the two sides ceased in 1950. The conflict took place in two stages: the first between 1927 and 1937, and the second from 1946 to 1950, with the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937–1945 separating them. The war marked a major turning point in modern Chinese history, with the Communists gaining control of mainland China and establishing the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949, forcing the Republic of China (ROC) to retreat to Taiwan. It resulted in a lasting political and military standoff between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, with the ROC in Taiwan and the PRC on mainland China with both officially claiming to be the legitimate government of all China.
The war represented an ideological split between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Nationalist Party of China (or Kuomintang). Conflict continued intermittently until late 1937, when the two parties came together to form the Second United Front to counter the Imperial Japanese Army threat and to prevent the country from crumbling. Full-scale civil war in China resumed in 1946, a year after the end of hostilities with the Empire of Japan in September 1945. Four years later came the cessation of major military activity, with the newly founded People's Republic of China controlling mainland China (including the island of Hainan), and the Republic of China's jurisdiction restricted to Taiwan, Penghu, Quemoy, Matsu and several outlying islands.
As of November 2018 no armistice or peace treaty has ever been signed, and the debate continues as to whether the civil war has legally ended. Relations between both sides, officially called the Cross-Strait relations, have been hindered by military threats and political and economic pressure, particularly over Taiwan's political status, with both governments officially adhering to the One-China policy. The PRC still actively claims Taiwan as part of its territory and continues to threaten the ROC with a military invasion if the ROC officially declares independence by changing its name to and gaining international recognition as the Republic of Taiwan. The ROC, for its part, claims mainland China, and both parties continue the fight over diplomatic recognition. As of 2018 the war as such occurs on the political and economic fronts without actual military action. However, the two separate governments in China have close economic ties.