"Smashing Iron Flowers" - splashing molten iron to create sparks, is a traditional Chinese performance skill. This is awesome. The great thing is that when it says "iron flower", it's really the molten iron that forms the fire spray.
At the scene of "Smashing Iron Flowers", the molten iron with a temperature of more than 1,000 degrees was beaten by the craftsman with a tool. The molten iron was forced to disperse, and then rushed into the air, and then scattered into a sea of fire, and then fell quickly, dripping on the ground, the residual temperature It is transmitted to the earth, to the center of the earth. When the audience saw it, they would exclaim, and then backed away, backed up, and kept their eyes on the fireworks again, seeming to refuse and welcome.
There are a lot of things to pay attention to in the performance of "Smashing Iron Flowers". For example, a craftsman cannot wear a shirt, he must sweat profusely to do the whipping work safely. Because molten iron is hot, if it gets on your clothes, you'll turn into a ball of fire. Clothes can't save you, only your sweat can protect you from the flames. In addition, there are regulations to strike white iron and not red iron. These are the experiences summed up by the predecessors in the flesh.
No matter how you analyze it, the movement of the blacksmith looks like an important step in the ancient siege battle, rather than some random fireworks show. So when the iron flower is struck, the audience often mumbles, can this also be used for performances? Not scolding, but amazement.
The craftsman strayed from the edge of danger, brushing past the burn, and after the iron flower bloomed, it fell like a harmless flower. That is to say, when you look at the iron flower, you can see both the risk of human beings playing with the power of nature, and the humbleness of flames under human manipulation, which is very interesting.
"Smashing Iron Flowers" is rumored to have its fortune in the Yellow River Basin, such as Henan, Shanxi and other places. But this range is not dead. There are blacksmiths in Yuxian County, Hebei, and blacksmithing flowers in Wuhu, Anhui. Even a buddy of mine in Shandong once said conclusively that when he was a child, he had seen the old master of blacksmithing in the county town.
Today, blacksmithing flowers can be seen in many places. In fact, there is a Spring Festival Gala in 20 years. For example, there are many scenic spots in Beijing and Anhui. At night, when children see it, they say, watch the fireworks. The adults replied, not fireworks, but iron flowers.
So, the "Smashing Iron Flowers" thing, unlike some traditions that shelved it, made its home in a museum, just as a collection for people to observe. This kind of thing, watch for a while, you have to get sleepy.
There is always a market for "Smashing Iron Flowers". Thousands of degrees of high temperature iron flowers, shirtless big men, and crazy dance steps, no matter which one, are the eye-catching points that will never go out of style. Even if you immigrate to Mars in the future, you will definitely love to watch it.
There is no doubt that "Smashing Iron Flowers" has a long and long history. However, according to the available data, some people say that "Smashing Iron Flowers" originated in the Song Dynasty, some people say that it came from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and some people say that the blacksmiths in the Spring and Autumn Period already figured out how to smash the iron flowers. This statement is a bit exaggerated. , but not impossible.
Therefore, the specific origin of "Smashing Iron Flowers" may become an eternal mystery.
The folk saying is that this stunt originated from the sacrificial activities of Taoism.
In that era when there were no special effects, when Taoists engaged in activities, they hired a few blacksmiths to make iron flowers. When the flames were flying in the sky, Taoists would feel that Sanqing had descended into the world. To this day, when you see this landscape, you will feel that the Sanqing has descended into the world. Technology is changing, but the human eye is not.
The earliest "Smashing Iron Flowers" were simply smashing iron flowers. But now some craftsmen have improved new varieties. They piled up some fireworks on the shed, and the molten iron was stained to set off the fireworks. The iron flowers and fireworks burned together, making the scene more majestic. This is with the times.
That day, the crowd gathered, exclaimed, took pictures, and had children crying. I asked the girl next to me what do you think it looks like. She said, like a star. I said, that's the Milky Way. She said yes.
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