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Jingtai's residential characteristics

Folk skills reappear in Jingtai

Jingtai "playing iron flowers" is Jingtai local folklore, more than 400 years ago. However, with the continuous development of socio-economic culture, fireworks into the festival market, coupled with people's habits, consumer attitudes have changed dramatically, so that the Jingtai "iron flowers" this traditional custom has been an unprecedented impact on the growing silence. Especially from the sixties of last century, "playing iron flowers" once disappeared from the side of the people.

Jingtai County Cultural Center Director Shen Weixian said, due to the Jingtai County, "playing iron flowers" belongs to the folk activities, usually only in the Spring Festival and other major festivals will be performed. In recent years, with the continuous improvement of people's living standards, people have more or less aesthetic visual fatigue of fireworks, therefore, "playing iron flowers" this traditional, more ecological festivals performing arts and was recalled from the depths of people's memories.