Millennium Iron Flower·Hunan People

--Daolin Ancient Town

I wonder if you have watched the Hunan TV Mid-Autumn Festival GalaJiao Zhuo。A bay of calm lake water and a disk-shaped minimalist stage, two top dancers Zhu Fengwei and Zhu Jinhui danced to the extremely gorgeous "iron-forging flowers" on the shore.

The perfect cooperation between "Iron Forging Flowers" and top dancers has brought this thousand-year-old intangible cultural heritage project to a new level.

So,

What are iron-forging flowers?

"Iron Forging Flower" is a large-scale folk traditional fireworks. It is a folk cultural performance technique discovered by ancient Chinese craftsmen during the process of casting utensils. It is one of the national intangible cultural heritage.

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. Most of the iron-making flowers are spread in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, with Henan and Shanxi being the most popular.Kaifeng Iron Flower is also praised as the first of the top ten folk arts in the Yellow River Basin。

Before the iron-forging flower performance, a two-story octagonal greenhouse more than ten feet high must be built in the middle of a wide square. The first floor is 4 meters high and the second floor is 1.5 meters high. It is called"Flower shed"。

A layer of fresh willow branches is spread on the top of the flower shed, and the branches are tied to various fireworks, firecrackers, fires, etc. A pole more than ten feet high is erected in the middle of the top of the flower shed, called"Old pole".

Long hanging firecrackers and large fireworks are also tied to the top of the old pole, called"Setting color"。

One stick of iron flowers rose into the sky, and another stick followed. The sticks were connected in an endless stream. The iron juice in the stick rushed to the flower shed, broke out when it met the willow branches on the top of the shed, and ignited the firecrackers and fireworks on the flower shed. The iron flowers splashed, meteors were like waterfalls, and the firecrackers sang together, and the sound shook the sky.

A higher-skilled flyer can hit an old pole with a stick and ignite the fireworks and whip at the highest point. It is called"Win the lottery"。

The "Iron Forging Flower" in Daolin Ancient Town

What are the characteristics?

"Millennium Iron Soul·Hunan People" is renowned for its national intangible cultural heritage in China"Situ Iron Forging Flower"It features the historical and cultural stories that occurred in Hunan, a red hot spot, as the creative theme, and tells the contributions of Hunan people in different eras to this hot land.

The "Millennium Iron Soul·Hunan People" project in Daolin Ancient Town will be staged on time every night. Before the performance, the old masters of the "Forging Flowers" askedPrepare for more than an hour.

There are 90 people in the project, all fromSitu Town, Jincheng, Shanxi。One stove is guarded by special personnel, and the rest are responsible for delivering molten iron, percussion performances, etc.

Zhao QinshengHe is a veteran master of the "Millennium Iron Soul·Hunan People" project in Daolin Ancient Town, and is also the intangible cultural heritage inheritor of "Iron Forging Flower".

He said that preparation for the performance is divided into three stages, except for what the audience sees."Iron Forging Flower"In addition, it also needsBurning and delivering molten iron。There are more than 20 hitting points in total in the project, which correspond to more than 20 masters who deliver molten iron and more than 20 hitting masters.

"Millennium Iron Soul·Hunan People"5 performances, lasts about half an hour, and the main raw materials consumed arepig iron, it costs about 2 tons of pig iron each time.

A spoonful of molten iron is poured into a wall, and tens of millions of flowers bloom brightly.With every strike of the craftsman, dazzling iron flowers will bloom in the air, reflected on the water surface, shining brightly, like a goddess spreading flowers.

In addition to iron-forging flowers in Daolin Ancient Town

What else?

"Daolin Ancient Town" is a city withAn ancient town with a history of more than 1100 yearsIn ancient times, it was an important town for merchants, rich in materials and people, and profound historical and cultural heritage.

In order to allow tourists to better appreciate the local folk customs, the scenic area has also set up a number of small scene theaters. Among them, the ones that have been built include "Station Story","Waiting Hall","Yamen Judgment","Chen Family Style","Flower Drum Opera","Chinese Martial Arts", etc.

Among them,"Station Story" and "Waiting Hall"Based on the stories of different people who happened at Changsha Railway Station in different eras, it tells the historical changes of Changsha Railway Station and the great changes in China's economic and social development.

"The Yamen Finalizes the Case"Based on the story that took place in the ancient Changsha government office, the scene of the ancient government office case settlement was restored in a humorous way. During the performance, there were laughter and curses, and a tourist participation session was set up to increase the interactivity and experience of the integrated play.

"Chen Family Style"It tells the story of at a family meeting during the drought period, Patriarch Chen led the entire family to donate money to disaster relief and punish theft, smoking heavy cigarettes, fraud and other behaviors that violated family rules and ancestral teachings.

In addition to watching theater performances, here is alsoA paradise for photo loversAt sunset, the orange-yellow buildings shine in the afterglow of the sunset, and the entire town is full of retro romantic atmosphere.

There are also red and green trains, colorful tracks and other venues, complemented by blue sky, white clouds, green grass, and orange light.Hayao Miyazaki's picture came out at once!

Travel Tips:

Tickets for scenic spots must be kept throughout the entire journey!! There will be multiple places where check-in is required during the tour.

There is a dining area set up in the scenic area, and you can also choose to eat out. Passing through the dining area is another door to the scenic area. There are more choices outside, and the building is in the style of the Republic of China.

There are children's play facilities in the scenic area: such as slides, swings, sand castles, etc.