On the occasion of the Lantern Festival, many places in Henan Province held folk customs activities for the Lantern Festival of the New Year, attracting citizens and tourists to come and watch, creating a strong festive atmosphere.
The intangible cultural heritage technique "Striking Iron Flower" is a national intangible cultural heritage, with the reputation of "the best of folk fireworks", and has a history of more than 1,000 years. During the performance, folk artists burned the white iron blocks to more than a thousand degrees, scooped out the molten iron and threw it into the air, and hit it hard with a wooden shovel dipped in water, and the molten iron was scattered, and the brilliant iron flowers presented the scene of "fire trees and honeysuckle flowers never sleep", which was quite spectacular.
On February 15, 2022, in the Baling Bridge Scenic Area of Xuchang City, Henan Province, folk artists performed the folk activity of "Hitting Iron Flower" of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Technique. Photo by CICPHOTO/Niu Shupei
On February 15, 2022, in the Baling Bridge Scenic Area of Xuchang City, Henan Province, folk artists performed the folk activity of "striking iron flowers" of intangible cultural heritage. Photo by CICPHOTO/Niu Shupei
On February 8, 2022, in the scenic spot of the Sui and Tang Dynasty Ruins Botanical Garden in Luoyang City, Henan Province, folk artists performed the intangible cultural heritage technique "Striking Iron Flowers" folk activity. Photo by CICPHOTO/Huang Zhengwei
On February 8, 2022, in the Scenic Area of sui and Tang Dynasty Ruins Botanical Garden in Luoyang City, Henan Province, folk artists performed the folk activity of "Wind and Hot Wheel" of the intangible cultural heritage technique "Striking Iron Flowers". Photo by CICPHOTO/Huang Zhengwei
On February 8, 2022, in the scenic spot of sui and Tang Dynasty Ruins Botanical Garden in Luoyang City, Henan Province, folk artists performed the folk activity of "Fire Dragon Dance Iron Flower Show" of intangible cultural heritage. Photo by CICPHOTO/Huang Zhengwei
Editor: Cui Hao
Source: China Picture Group