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Artists perform with molten metal to create sparks like fireworks during the “Molten Metal Sparks (Datiehua)” show, near Badaling Great Wall, in Yanqing district of Beijing, China, 07 February 2019. “Datiehua” is an ancient Chinese firework show where artists perform in different ways with molten metal to create sparks like fireworks. When metal is melted down it has a temperature of 1600 degrees Celsius. Its typical shows include Jing Tao Hai Lang (raging waves), Huo Shu Jin Hua (fiery trees and gold flowers), Er Long Xi Zhu (two dragons playing with a pearl), Kong Zhong Li Huo (thunderbolt) and other. The performance has become popular in recent years and thousands of people watch it every day during the Spring Festival period. The Chinese Lunar New Year, the Year of the Pig, began on 05 February 2019. (Photo by Roman Pilipey/EPA/EFE)
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