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Folk stunt of tree crown-like iron sparks

www.chinanews.cn 2006-02-15 16:06:31

Producing tree crown-like iron sparks is a unique stunt with a history of
several centuries performed during the folk sacrificial ceremony to
celebrate the Lantern Festival in Nuanquan Town, Wei County, Hebei
Province. The performer will first melt raw iron into molten iron and
keep the temperature, then scoop molten iron with a willow ladle which
has been steeped in cold water and splash it on the wall to create tree
crown-shaped iron sparks, after which this stunt was named.

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