Where is the unique folklore of hitting tree flowers?

Nuanquan Town, Weixian County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province.

The Tree Flower is a local traditional folk cultural activity in Nuanquan Town, Weixian County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, which has a history of more than 500 years. It is made of melted iron splashed onto the wall of the ancient city, which forms 10,000 sparks, and is called the "Tree Flower" because of its resemblance to the canopy of trees with flourishing foliage.

The city's fireworks display is as spectacular as a fireworks display.

Later, Nuanquan Town, during the Lantern Festival, "playing tree flowers" custom has continued. Playing tree flower also as an ancient skill, Hebei "provincial intangible cultural heritage". The "tree-beating flower" is a local traditional folk cultural activity in Nuanquan Town, Weixian County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province.

Historical records of tree-beating

The earliest record of tree-beating activities was made by Li Bai, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, who wrote in "Seventeen Songs of the Autumn Pool Songs," "The fire shines in the sky and the earth, and the red stars are in a mess of purple smoke. On the night of the bright moon in Blushing Lang, songs move the cold river." In 754 (Tang Tianbao thirteen years) Li Bai from Guangling, Jinling to Xuancheng, traveled to and from the pool, Shezhou, "Autumn Pu song seventeen" that is at this time to travel to the Autumn Pool made.

Tang Shu - Geography records: "Autumn Pu solid silver, copper production area." From Li Bai's poem can be seen, the smelting workers in the Tang Dynasty when dumping copper slag "hit the tree flower" scene, purple smoke in the red star flashing, extremely beautiful, and sound, accompanied by song and dance.