Fireworks in Liuyang began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. It has the reputation of "Liuyang fireworks are the best in the world, and Liuyang is the best in the world". Fireworks and firecrackers are inseparable from China's ancient etiquette system. For example, newlyweds, the birth of children, birthday celebrations, the completion of a mansion, moving into a new house, breaking ground, opening a business, and funeral rites for the deceased all require the use of fireworks. The traditional Liuyang fireworks technique is entirely handmade, with 12 processes and 72 procedures. For example, pulling the tube, backing paper, washing the tube, building the bottom mud, loading saltpeter, sealing the neck, drilling holes, inserting the lead, tying the whip, cutting paper, waist tube, making medicine, mixing coal, and crushing loess are all done by hand. With the development of science and technology, more than 3,000 safe and reliable products such as smokeless fireworks, cold light fireworks, day-viewing fireworks, indoor and stage fireworks have been successfully developed, reaching the world's leading level. Liuyang fireworks are one of the famous traditional Hunan specialties and major export commodities. Liuyang has a long-standing reputation for making fireworks and firecrackers, and is known as the "hometown of firecrackers". Liuyang fireworks and firecrackers have always been closely related to ancient Chinese folk customs. During traditional folk festivals or various celebration parties, people would compete to set off firecrackers and fireworks to show their joy. The fireworks have novel structures and beautiful decorations. When they are set off, they are colorful and vivid, giving people a refreshing, comfortable, cheerful and open-minded feeling. Especially when they are set off at night, golden flowers are splashing and colorful, or rotating and leaping on the ground, or flying and shining in the sky, which is dazzling, so it is given the beautiful name of "Liuyang fireworks shocking the world". There have been many records of the origin of firecrackers in history. Legend has it that the inventor of firecrackers was Li Ting in the Tang Dynasty, who was regarded as the ancestor of the firecracker industry. According to the "Yiwenlu" of the Tang Dynasty, "Li Ting lived in Zhong, and his neighbor Zhongsou's house was haunted by a mountain ghost. Ting ordered that bamboo be set on fire in the yard every day and night. The ghost was startled and followed, and at dawn, it was quiet and peaceful." It seems that the earliest firecrackers were probably the crackling sound of burning bamboo. After the invention of gunpowder, paper roll firecrackers appeared. Liuyang fireworks, as the most representative type of firecrackers, were produced in the Tang and Song dynasties, including firecrackers and fireworks. According to the "China Industrial Records", "The manufacture of firecrackers in Hunan Province began in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Song Dynasty, and originated in Liuyang. "The manufacture of fireworks and firecrackers originated from the ingenious way of setting off firecrackers, such as: breaking an unburned firecracker apart, the black saltpeter at the broken end will spray out a flame when it sees fire; igniting a circle of broken firecrackers will cause a ball of blue flame to rise, and small sparks will spread out, making the explosions colorful; placing them in a container with a cover will make a muffled sound; throwing them into the water will make children's faces covered with mud and smile foolishly; there are many ways to set off firecrackers, such as throwing them into the air is called "sky-high explosion", wrapping firecrackers in mud balls and throwing them in the air, and mud rain is called "Dragon King Sending Rain", and throwing lit firecrackers into a pond, and water splashes, which is called "Yunzhefa". The imaginations triggered by these ingenious ways of setting off firecrackers have already taken shape in the form of fireworks and firecrackers. Naturally, the manufacture of fireworks and firecrackers was mainly to satisfy the needs of the government. The need for celebrations. Legend has it that when Emperor Yongzheng ascended the throne, in order to change the reign, he wanted to set off cannons and fireworks on the Lantern Festival of the first year, and ordered the firecracker industry to bring new flowers to Beijing. At that time, the officials in Liuyang were terrified and posted notices everywhere to recruit talents. They also ordered the firecracker expert Li Tai to create new flowers and pay tribute within a time limit, which made Li Tai sleepless. One day, he passed by a blacksmith shop and saw sparks flying under the hammer, some long, some short, some red, some white, some thick, some thin, some grainy, and some silky, and he was suddenly inspired. Then Li Tai swept some iron filings, returned home, hammered them into pieces, and then mixed them with gunpowder and rice soup. The iron sand and gunpowder were mixed in different sizes and coarseness, and then black saltpeter was used as power and installed at the bottom fuse. As a result, flowers with different colors and shapes, such as plum or chrysanthemum, were created. When Li Tai's new flowers rose high above the Bauhinia City and drilled into the sky, a colorful rain of flowers fell. Yongzheng was dazzled. From then on, Liuyang enjoyed the reputation of "the hometown of fireworks". As early as the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, the production of Liuyang fireworks had reached a considerable scale. By the Guangxu period, it had been sold to Hong Kong, Macao, and Southeast Asian countries, becoming a famous brand. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liuyang fireworks were exported to more than 100 countries and regions on five continents, and sold domestically to provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions across the country. Its varieties have developed to the current 13 categories and more than 3,000. There are many varieties of Liuyang fireworks. According to the firing effect, there are mainly thirteen categories: spray flowers, rotating, rotating and launching, rockets, beads, small fireworks, smoke, modeling toys, combination fireworks, incense, friction cannons, fireworks shells, etc.; specifically, they can be divided into cold light fireworks, fireworks shells, potted flowers, Roman candles, rockets, electric flowers, stage fireworks, cold flames, etc. There are more than 3,000 types of fireworks, such as fireworks, instant fireworks, torch fireworks, toy fireworks, firecrackers, stage fountains, rack fireworks, daytime fireworks, etc. In addition, the large fireworks produced in Liuyang are mainly made for large-scale fireworks evening parties. The main types are "fireworks subtitles", "fireworks shells", "potted flowers", "rocket", "large colorful fire wheel", and "rack fireworks". There are dozens to hundreds of categories and specifications every year. Liuyang has now become China's largest production and sales base for fireworks. Liuyang fireworks have an indissoluble bond with China's ancient folk customs. During traditional festivals, people all set off firecrackers and fireworks to celebrate. Fireworks must also be set off when various sacrificial ceremonies are held. The country attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage. On May 20, 2006, the production technique was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists. The Liuyang Municipal People's Government is the main body of protection. Zhong Ziqi Zhong Ziqi (Liuyang Fireworks Production Technology) Zhong Ziqi, male, is the third batch of "National Intangible Cultural Heritage Project Inheritors" in Hunan Province. Born in 1956. For many years, Zhong Ziqi has been committed to the independent development and research of Liuyang fireworks products. The products he designed and researched include the multi-segment flute fireworks (Golden Stars) which have obtained national patents. The products he developed in cooperation include "Gx2006-A Music Fireworks Firing Control System", "A Firework Shell with Directional Tail", "A Firework Shell with Horizontal Directional Device", "Directional Fireworks", and "Directional Fireworks Launcher". ...... More >>> Zhong Ziqi Zhong Ziqi (Liuyang Fireworks Manufacturing Technology) The third batch of "National Intangible Cultural Heritage Project Inheritors" in Hunan Province Zhong Ziqi, male. Born in 1956. For many years, Zhong Ziqi has been committed to the independent development and research of Liuyang fireworks products. The products he designed and researched include the multi-segment flute fireworks (Golden Stars) which have obtained national patents. The products he developed in cooperation include "Gx2006-A Music Fireworks Firing Control System", "A Firework Shell with Directional Tail", "A Firework Shell with Horizontal Directional Device", "Directional Fireworks", and "Directional Fireworks Launcher". ......more>>>Zhong Ziqi (Liuyang Fireworks Manufacturing Technology)Zhong Ziqi, male, was born in 1956 and is one of the third batch of "National Intangible Cultural Heritage Project Inheritors" in Hunan Province. Over the years, Zhong Ziqi has been committed to the independent development and research of Liuyang fireworks products. The products he designed and researched, including the multi-stage flute fireworks (Golden Stars), have obtained national patents. The products developed in cooperation include "Gx2006-A Music Fireworks Firing Control System", "A Firework Shell with Directional Tail Wing", "A Firework Shell with Horizontal Directional Device", "Directional Launch Fireworks", and "Directional Firework Shell Launcher". ......more>>>