Every Chinese New Year
There is one thing that is often mentioned
It's just --
In traditional Chinese culture
Fireworks with festive meanings
It is often the standard for New Year's entertainment
I want to talk about the origin of this thing
You will find out that it is initially
It didn't come out for the entertainment of the holidays
And the history of fireworks
It's closely related to two things
They're just --
Early firecrackers, as the name suggests
It is to burn the bamboo with fire to heat the bamboo tube
The internal air expands and bursts into a sound
In ancient times, firecrackers were all filled with real bamboo
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Once upon a time
Ancients easily encountered wild beasts
You may not be able to beat it
Until one day they used fire
In the ancient society of obscurity
It's not just beasts that can harm people
There are also all kinds of ghosts
For example, the gods are haunted
A mountain that is sick at a glance
There are people in the mountains of the West, whose length is more than one foot, and whose sex is not afraid of people,
Offense is chilling and hot, known as the Mountain Shame - "Divine Anomaly Sutra"
In the era when science was not developed
Although "Demon Haunting" will be staged at any time
But life always goes on
In the Zhou Dynasty, in order to drive away evil spirits, they protected themselves
The ancients played a new trick with fire to drive away harm
A new version of the ship was introduced: The Explosive Festival
It's different from a normal campfire
The explosion of the festival does not only burn the fire to the fullest
At the same time, it must be able to make a loud sound
The ancients believed that this was the only way to scare away ghosts
The ancients stumbled upon it
Add bamboo to the fire
Not only is the fire burning
It also comes with its own burst BGM
So, the sacrifice was made with bamboo
It has become one of the important ways for the ancients to drive away evil spirits
It has been continuously evolved and changed
This approach became a tradition
And gradually became popular
The time has come to the Tang Dynasty
Burning bamboo to ward off evil spirits has become very popular
There are also new ways to play
People began to skewer bamboo tubes and burn them
Make the popping sound continuous
The ancient tradition of burning bamboo and firecrackers
It lasted for hundreds of years
Until the appearance of a black powder
Only slowly faded out of history
The original version of the firecracker
It is by the expansion and bursting of the bamboo tube
Simple and simple to make
But the practicality is not so strong
As one of the four major inventions in China
Its development process
There is also a great deal of contingency
In the process of blindly engaging in pharmaceuticals
The alchemist stumbled upon it
If you put charcoal, saltpeter and sulfur
Mix in proportions
You can get a magic powder that can be detonated
In modern science, it is
The emergence and application of gunpowder
It directly caused a revolution in the firecracker world
It also shakes the status of bamboo
Since the Song Dynasty
Gunpowder version of firecrackers gradually became mainstream
At the same time, a new product was released: fireworks
Later people found out again
Mix some metal powder into the gunpowder and burn it
Sparks can become colorful
Fireworks
It has embarked on the road of coloring again
The appearance of colorful colors
Give fireworks a new use
That is: festivals and entertainment
The Northern Song Dynasty had major festivals
Kaifeng City will hold a variety of amusement activities
In the performance of the hundred plays of the various armies
I often use fireworks
to enhance the effect of theatrical performance
Suddenly, a sound like a thunderbolt, called a booming battle, then the barbarian retreats...
Another explosion,
There are masquerade long hairs wrapped in green robe boots such as zhong kui statues...
And there was a loud bang, and fireworks poured out... Another explosion broke out
- "Tokyo Dream"
And in the Southern Song Dynasty
The entertaining role of fireworks
Zoom in further
Specialized fireworks displays began to appear
Rich local tycoons
There's even a fireworks show
Such as Qinghe Zhangfu, Jiang YuYaojia, set up a ya opera fireworks
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In the later Yuan Ming and Qing dynasties
This entertaining effect continues and expands
Fireworks gradually became
A tool for holiday entertainment
As a raw material for fireworks
Gunpowder is a violent temper
When you use it well, everything will be fine
However, if you use it improperly
It can still make people's hearts tremble
Take the Ming Dynasty
There are many accidents related to it
During judy's reign
Every year the Lantern Festival is held outside the noon gate
Hold a lantern festival to have fun with the people
But the unexpected always comes unexpectedly
Sparks from fireworks ignited the light stand
Caused a serious fire at the noon gate
At night, outside the noon gate, there are lights and fires, and there are pawns who can't avoid the dead
- Records of Emperor Ming Taizong
Coincidentally
Legend has it that it was in the winter of a certain year
The Jiajing Emperor and his favorite concubine
Fireworks are set off in the sleeping hall for fun
Inadvertently lit the tabernacle
Eventually, the Yongshou Palace was burned down
The night fire is great, and all those who take advantage of public opinion are obeyed,
And first go to the treasure, pay a torch.
Legend has it that it was Yuki who was drunk on the Yukimitsu, and the shin-komiya Hime-san beauty,
Try a small firework in the mink tent and burn it.
- "Wan Li Ye Won, Volume 29"
Compare this to these two accidents
The Wang Gong Factory exploded during the Apocalypse
That would be even more tragic
A day in May 1626
The Wang Gong factory in Beijing suddenly exploded
As a result, a large number of houses in the surrounding area were bombed
Many civilians have been killed and injured
On the causes of the explosion
Opinions are still widely debated
Among them the gunpowder explosion said
Relatively speaking, it is closer to historical facts
Because as a powder factory
Wang Gongchang is recorded in the Zhi zhongzhi
It is a daily production of two tons of gunpowder
A place where thousand tons of gunpowder is always available
Some modern studies argue
Wang Gong Factory had an unprecedented explosion
Most likely, gunpowder was stockpiled
Because some kind of unexpected factor was ignited
It ended up being a tragedy
visible
Whether ancient or present
Gunpowder is always a dangerous good
Related fireworks
If the discharge is improper
It can also be a safety hazard
now
Because of the irregular discharge
There are various accidents every year
Today in 2022
Due to safety and pollution issues
Nowadays in many areas
Especially some big cities
Fireworks have been banned
This is for a lot of people
The Spring Festival is less of this entertainment
The traditional New Year flavor has indeed faded a lot
No matter where the secretaries of love are
This Chinese New Year
Now move your little hands
You can enjoy it with You
A fireworks display that is both safe and environmentally friendly
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