What is the flower while the iron is hot?

Tiehua is a traditional folk fireworks that spread in Henan and Jin regions. It needs to change pig iron prepared in advance into molten iron for standby, and the molten iron used for iron flower needs to reach 1600℃ ~ 1700℃, that is, only golden flowers can be seen from the molten iron. When tapping the iron flower, first pour the molten iron into the prepared Hua Gun. With Hua Gun with iron juice in one hand and Hua Gun without iron juice in the other, the florist quickly ran to the bottom of the flower shed, and then slammed the upper stick with iron juice with the lower stick, so that the iron juice in the stick rushed to the flower shed. One stick after another, the iron juice scattered when it met the willow branches at the top of the shed, and then lit the firecrackers on the shed.

Generally, a 30-minute performance while the iron is hot requires 150 kg of hot metal and a lot of scrap iron. Moreover, the technical requirements for technicians are very high, which is related to the safety of the audience and technicians themselves. Therefore, it is also called "the performance of the brave".

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It can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. According to Yang Jianjun, a descendant of Queshan, Henan Province, this craft originated in the Northern Song Dynasty. At first, it was a sacrificial ceremony in which alchemists and craftsmen offered sacrifices to the grandfathers of Taishang Laojun during the Spring Festival. Later, after spreading and improving, firecrackers, fireworks and dragon lanterns were gradually added to form a magnificent and shocking artistic performance. The Ming and Qing Dynasties were the most prosperous times when the iron flower was played. At that time, this kind of performance was deeply loved by the royal family.

Because of the high requirements and special dangers, almost every professional technician has been burned by high temperature during training, leaving scars on his body more or less, which is one of the important reasons why Tiehua is not passed down now.

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