Discovering China's Most Beautiful Village: Wunvzhou, Jiangxi

Wunvzhou Resort is located in Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province. It is a comprehensive tourist resort featuring the new Huizhou architectural style.
This resort has multiple themed experience projects to showcase the diversity and richness of Huizhou culture. Among them, my personal favorite is the iron flower.
Iron flower, also known as iron tree, is a type of firework made of hammered molten iron that is popular in Henan, Shanxi, Hebei and other regions. It is one of China's National intangible cultural heritage.
Ironwork is a large-scale traditional folk firework. It is a folk cultural performance technique discovered by ancient Chinese craftsmen during the process of casting utensils. It began in the Northern Song Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has a history of more than a thousand years. Iron flower is mostly spread in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, and is most popular in Henan and Shanxi. Kaifeng Iron Flower is even known as the top ten folk arts in the Yellow River Basin.When performing iron flower, you need to choose an open venue without flammable materials, and ensure that there is enough safety distance to protect the audience and the surrounding environment. Then, put the iron block into a high-temperature puddling furnace and heat it to about 1600 degrees Celsius to melt the iron block into molten iron. During this process, the furnace temperature needs to be constantly observed and adjusted to ensure the quality of the molten iron. The craftsmen will wear a full set of protective equipment, including fire-retardant fabric, gloves and goggles. Use an iron spoon or shovel to scoop the high-temperature molten iron and throw it into the air with force. The molten iron splashes in the air and cools rapidly, reacting with oxygen in the air to form countless sparks.
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