Dashuhua
da shuhua dashuhua chinese 打树花 pinyin dǎshùhuā chinese festival light tradition nuanquan town zhangjiakou history five hundred year shown throwing molten iron cold brick create shower spark similar shape leafy tree canopy da shuhua classified one china significant example intangible cultural heritage unesco united nation educational scientific cultural organization provincial intangible cultural heritage hebei mark start dragon boat festival also used celebrate lunar new year china “da shuhua english term art form literally meaning beating tree flower blacksmith nuanquan named art da shuhua outcome shape leafy tree canopy blacksmith throw molten iron wall flying spark present look tree flower da shuhua found nuanquan township yuxian county located northwest beijing built ming dynasty – presidio beijing nuanquan town literally meaning warm spring town name nuanquan came fact hot spring ancient town surrounded mountain reputation first ancient town jiangxi western area beijing people lived nuanquan since warring state period bc– bc people currently live nuanquan historical feature cultural heritage wellprotected process modernization home da shuhua also known hometown paper cutting yuxianstyle paper cut combined paper cutting theatric feature adopts woodblock watermark yangliuqing painting technology colorful creative paper cut designed decorating window enhance festival atmosphere festival season wide variety theatre stage yuxian illustrates local folk love chinese theatre well theatre built delicate porcelain tile painted exquisite fresco ancient time lunar new year busiest time year nuanquan town rich used expensive firework celebrate festival sound spark explosion poor could afford ironmaking industry nuanquan flourished grounded weapon manufacturing blacksmith inspired flake heated iron tried find cheap way celebrate festival found spark created collision heated iron cold wall similar scene firework later poor collected waste iron gave local blacksmith perform da shuhua form reveling attracted people could afford buy real firework came watch threeday show usually performs th first lunar month develops tradition lunar new year rich watch firework poor watch da shuhua beginning da shuhua performed cold wall nuanquan population audience getting bigger bigger local people built square used explicitly performing da shuhua named tree flower square future art uncertain four remaining artist fifty year old fortress xigubao chinese 西古堡 listed among national nonmaterial cultural heritage state council china xigubao located nuanquan town yuxian county small large temple fortress built ming dynasty decorated ancient fresco traditional performing process da shuhua change much year take four folk artist perform usually take place tree flower square nuanquan township one leader blacksmith three assist leader managing iron furnace performance artist need collect kilogram waste iron melt least half hour furnace high heat show wooden spoon primary tool da shuhua production process cumbersome raw material spoon willow root root need soaked water day first blacksmith use small fire dry make antiburning four blacksmith wear straw hat thick sheepskin coat protect splashing molten iron performance dashuhua start performance dragon lantern dance lion dance land boat dance performed folk artist nuanquan first according record show molten metal heated °c °f art da shuhua requires skill power courage leader artist scoop heavy iron furnace wooden spoon spoon cannot go deep otherwise temperature difference cold spoon heated iron cause explosion leader blacksmith throw spoonful iron cold wall burst strength arm blast liquid iron wall give audience shower spark end show artist perform deep kowtow front furnace pray happiness good luck danger da shuhua reflected wound folk artist leader blacksmith performance team recent year wang de artist whose father grandfather blacksmith wang said suffered burn leg year ago took two month recover melting point iron °c °f blacksmith heat iron °c °f celsius solid iron melt turn liquid iron splash heated liquid iron energy transformation process blacksmith throw iron furnace kinetic energy supplied bulk liquid iron transforms potential energy elevation wall residual kinetic energy responsible splashing impact explosion molten iron essentially oxidation reaction finely divided iron droplet combined scattering upon collision wall addition carbon impurity iron react oxygen produce carbon dioxide impact expose carbon molten iron oxygen produce spark performance process higher carbon amount iron spark formed first tv series involved da shuhua called story yanxi palace story yanxi palace popular tv series summer average streamed million time day series talking harem life reign qianlong emperor – emperor qing dynasty series da shuhua called wan zi qian hong chinese fourcharacter phrase mean color flame noble consort qianlong emperor invite folk blacksmith perform emperor mother celebrate birthday along influence story yanxi palace audience awareness da shuhua improved japanese photographer rinko kawauchis book halo collection photo da shuhua awarded one notable photo book photo show cloud spark created collision iron wall kawauchi said last page halo still find yearning witness beauty ceaseless desire like prayer song qiupu chinese 秋浦歌十七首 earliest record da shuhua collection seventeen poem written li bai ad – poet tang dynasty ad – li wrote poem already fifty year old visiting qiupu 秋浦 qiupu place today anhui province tang dynasty art li bai recorded ancient form da shuhua similar performance process outcome da shuhua verse describes view ancient show fourteenth poem song qiupu 炉火照天地，红星乱紫烟。 translated furnace fire illumes earth sky red park spiking purple smoke awry andrew wong state shower spark art created ancient blacksmith difference outcome da shuhua predecessor purple smoke formed performance tang dynasty song qiupu express emotion li bai image lantern festival chinese 元宵节 time everyone family threeday show da shuhua performs around lunar new year celebrate lantern festival nuanquan lantern festival ancient festival usually celebrated fifteenth day first lunar month although occurs two week spring festival popular time year mark end traditional chinese new year celebration lantern festival local resident gather tree flower square center nuanquan town da shuhua lantern festival celebration nuanquan town start morning day continue late midnight da shuhua way expressing good wish local people prayed happiness health prosperity new year place china people hung red lantern outside window eat yuanxiao chinese 元宵 shoot firecracker celebrate lantern festival da shuhua mark start dragon boat festival chinese 端午节 dragon boat festival occurs fifth day may lunar year public holiday china performer da shuhua start working dragon boat festival every weekend second half year end lantern festival mark end spring festival eating zongzi sticky rice dumpling racing dragon boat also traditional activity people used celebrate festival wang de lead performer da shuhua china wang born nuanquan nineteen sixtyfour one inheritor da shuhua wang learned father young wang earns yuan show work weekend second half year spring festival lantern festival busiest time year wang rest time wang grows corn wang two son pass skill younger son born nineteen ninetyseven sui thgeneration blacksmith nuanquan performing art year yu artist nuanquan took part story yanxi palace performed da shuhua series chinese paper cutting story yanxi palace yuxian county