The Secret of Binyang Dragon Gun Festival

Binyang people have a special feeling for firecrackers, and think that firecrackers represent "prosperity and good luck". Therefore, the people who were shot and bombed were "one willing to fight and one willing to suffer." Surprisingly, the carnival attended by hundreds of thousands or even millions of people is crazy but not chaotic, and there have been few safety accidents for many years. It is reported that the first reason is to set off special firecrackers called "Dragon Gun" on the night of the Dragon Gun Festival, which is a local specialty of the Dragon Gun Festival. The "dragon gun" charges no more than 0.02g per sound, so its power is limited. Even if it explodes on the skin, it can only form traces of skin trauma. It won't hurt very much, but it will heal itself after 3 days, because the sulfur and other substances contained in firecrackers are effective, and this is the mystery that "Dragon Cannon" won't hurt people. In addition, there is a good tradition in the local area, and firecrackers are consciously thrown to a safe place. It is these factors that make this traditional festival last forever and become the national intangible cultural heritage of China.

Because putting small firecrackers on your body won't do much harm, there is an old rule in Binyang dance: only "dragon firecrackers" (small firecrackers) can be set off when frying dragons, and firecrackers can't be enlarged. If it is found to enlarge firecrackers, it will be "isolated" by the Dragon Guard. Around each cannon dragon, there is a "dragon protection team". They are all strong men with torches. In addition to protecting dragons, they also maintain order at the scene. For example, stop using illegal firecrackers to blow up dragons to prevent people from getting too close to cannons and being injured and squeezed. In case of emergency, the dragon protector will also deal with it immediately. Therefore, the whole fireworks conference is lively but orderly, and the personnel are safe.