Chinese people who have worked hard for a year should have the right to look up at fireworks!

Author丨Yan Wushuang

The "ban on burning" has been loosened every year, but this year seems to be the most vocal and probable year.

Because, the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has the latest interpretation of the "ban on fireworks".

On December 26, the Legislative Affairs Commission held that a complete ban on the sale and discharge of fireworks and firecrackers was illegal, and the local government needed to revise the ban on fireworks.

What kind of department is the Legislative Affairs Commission? It is the legal work organ of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, which is roughly equivalent to the criminal department in ancient times, and has a considerable right to speak.

As soon as the news came out, fireworks concept stocks rose sharply.

In fact, the authoritative state media "People's Daily" has also been speaking out against the ban on fireworks in recent years.

In 2022, it said: Banning firecrackers and talking about environmental protection is lazy, stupid, and hegemonic!

This year, following the Legislative Affairs Commission, it said: Chinese people who have worked hard for a year, should enjoy the joy of the New Year, and should have the right to look up at the brilliant fireworks!

It is worthy of the "People's" Daily, in a word, the people's tears are spoken.

In the past few years, how have we laughed heartily? Three years of masks, full of bitterness; before the holiday, there are many fewer white-haired fathers and mothers in the village of my hometown; after the epidemic year, all kinds of industries are waiting to be lifted, and we know ourselves bitterly......

It seems that only one "Gatling" and a box of flash mines can sweep away the haze of the past few years, and if one is not enough, then two......

Now, the official media has spoken out, and the National People's Congress has responded, and it seems that the relaxation of the "ban on burning" is just around the corner.

For thousands of years, firecracker culture, like the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, has been integrated into the blood of the Chinese nation. From national celebrations to folk weddings and funerals, it is inseparable from the participation of fireworks.

With the crisp sound and bright colors, the newlyweds get good wishes, the deceased relatives get the most solemn excess, the athletes who go out get the best blessings, and the triumphant soldiers get the warmest welcome......

I remember the strong flavor of the old and the new year, "the fire tree and silver flowers are red, and the spring breeze is blowing", which has become a unique childhood memory of this generation of middle-aged people.

In the early nineties, fireworks bans were introduced across the country. Chinese New Year's Eve also changed from lively laughter to desertion, and "no New Year's taste" is everyone's resonance for the Spring Festival.

How did fireworks disappear from Chinese festivals? It was originally proposed by several experts at the people's congress, who believed that setting off fireworks would do more harm than good in addition to increasing the festive atmosphere and driving away evil spirits:

First of all, there are security risks. Every year, there are many tragedies across the country who are killed and injured by making fireworks and setting off fireworks.

At the same time, due to the dense population of the city, the time for setting off fireworks is very concentrated, and many cities have had fire accidents caused by fireworks on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve.

Secondly, environmental pollution. Experts believe that a large number of intensive fireworks for many days in a row are very serious to the city's air pollution, and it also adds a very large burden to the city's sanitation work.

There are even experts who believe that fireworks are wasteful, and the ban has saved some money for the people. The amount of money saved to buy fireworks and firecrackers across the country is estimated to be as high as billions every year.

In short, in the eyes of experts, the negative effects of firecrackers far outweigh the fun of fireworks.

With the persistent advocacy of experts, the ban on fireworks has gradually become a mandatory rule mainly in towns.

However, since the ban on fireworks, the people's calls for release have not stopped, and it has gradually become a microcosm of the conflict between tradition and modernity in society.

Why do people have an almost stubborn yearning for "the sound of firecrackers to say goodbye to the old year"?

First of all, the Spring Festival is a traditional cultural heritage unique to Chinese.

There is no doubt that the Spring Festival is the most important and meaningful festival in the hearts of Chinese, so the largest population movement of the year, the Spring Festival, takes place around the Spring Festival.

In the consciousness of the Chinese people, the Spring Festival means a family reunion. This is a family culture, a family culture, and a national culture.

Every Spring Festival, there are couplet door money, dumplings and Lantern Festival, New Year's greetings, lantern Yangge, and temple fairs...... The north and south of the river are peaceful.

As an ancient Xi custom that has lasted for 2,000 years and an important festive ceremony, the Spring Festival firecrackers have been engraved in the genes of Chinese.

It is believed that the sound of firecrackers will drive away the plague and bring good luck to the new year.

Nowadays, the traditional Xi of other Spring Festivals is still continuing, but the sound of fireworks is much quieter, and some areas directly "one-size-fits-all", completely banning fireworks.

Fireworks are the soul of the Spring Festival, less firecrackers, less fireworks in the sky, and it will take away the soul of the Chinese.

Secondly, in 2022, the South Koreans will apply for the World Heritage Site "fireworks", which has stimulated the nerves of the Chinese people.

In recent years, South Korea has been shamelessly robbing our cultural heritage.

The Chinese festival "Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival" is "Hanized", Chinese Feng Shui is "Hanized", Chinese Chinese characters are "Hanized", Chinese mythology is "Hanized", Chinese game tug-of-war is "Hanized", Chinese martial arts is "Hanized", and Chinese celebrities are "Hanized......

Recently, some South Korean scholars have gone so far as to apply for the traditional ceremony of worshipping Confucius in China, which has a history of several hundred years, as a world cultural heritage, and they have even brazenly said that Confucius is a descendant of the ancestors of the Korean nation. Is it tolerable or intolerable?

Why is South Korea doing this?

Appropriating the essence of Chinese culture is to enhance one's own "cultural self-confidence", after all, there are very few "local cultures" that Koreans are proud of, and most of the culture originates from China.

The Koreans snatching our cultural heritage also teach us Chinese a lesson from another aspect.

Appreciating and respecting one's own culture is the true hope of a nation and the inexhaustible driving force for a country's prosperity.

The consequence of forgetting one's ancestors is to lose oneself. That is the greatest disrespect for the ancestors, the greatest disrespect for the ancient sages.

In an important news, on December 22, the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution by consensus to designate the Spring Festival (Lunar New Year) as a United Nations holiday.

The deep meaning behind it is self-evident!

When the country is strong, your culture will be respected. Now that the world is respecting our culture, are we going to wipe it out ourselves?

Finally, the cliché problem of environmental pollution is not a problem at all.

Fireworks, which is more serious compared to the car exhaust that you get every day?

How much waste gas does the process of producing plastic produce? Waste, fireworks, and firecrackers are not of many orders of magnitude worse than these.

New energy vehicles are now the main theme, environmental protection, green, even the license plate is green, but the battery, where does the electricity come from?

It is reported that 70% of the power plants in the mainland still rely on coal, and the wind power, photovoltaic power generation, and the Three Gorges Dam that we have seen really produce very little electricity, so is it environmentally friendly?

Heilongjiang banned fireworks for the first year, and as a result, the smog value exceeded the highest level in history during the Spring Festival that year.

Talking about pollution aside from content, can it be said to be a hooligan?

Finally, when it comes to safety, it makes even more sense, is there anything in the world that is absolutely safe?

Smoking is harmful to health, and drinking alcohol is easy to make mistakes, so should we ban tobacco and alcohol as well? Because of stock speculation, how many people have gone bankrupt, and have we banned the stock market?

How many people are killed or injured in traffic accidents a year? Are cars, airplanes, high-speed rail, and subways banned?

Putting aside the probability and talking about safety, it is because of choking and waste food.

The safety of fireworks is reflected in two aspects, one is the quality of the fireworks themselves, and the other is the safety of operation. The source is in the manufacturer, and the responsibility is in the supervision.

Don't be lazy with the regulatory authorities, and the problem can be avoided to the greatest extent: strictly investigate the three-no enterprises and standardize production. When setting off, the area can be demarcated, the time can be limited, the type can be restricted, and the fireworks can be standardized.

There are many solutions, and one ban and one size fits all is the biggest incivility.

As early as last year's Spring Festival, Shandong, Liaoning, Guangdong and other places changed "prohibition" to "restriction", which caused a lot of applause.

The happiness of the people is the first priority of people's livelihood.

The east wind blooms thousands of trees at night, and blows down, and the stars are like rain......

Chinese people should have the right to look up at brilliant fireworks after a year of hard work!