The Story Of Li Tian, The Patriarch Of Firecrackers

During the Tang Dynasty, there was an emperor named Li Shimin, and Li Shimin had a prime minister named Wei Zheng. It is said that Wei Zheng had great power, "governing the world on a daily basis and the underworld on a night basis.". Once, a person named Jinghe Dragon King, the head of the Eight Rivers Capital, committed a crime of Tiantiao and was sentenced to death. The Jade Emperor ordered Wei Zheng to execute the execution. At that time, it was midnight in the hot summer. After falling asleep, Wei Zheng suddenly sweated profusely all over his body. It turned out that he was sweating profusely from slaying the sinful dragon who had committed the Tiantiao. At this moment, Li Shimin fanned Wei Zheng three times in a row. With such a fan, the wind assisted Wei Zheng and finally helped him kill the Sin Dragon. So, the ghost of the Sin Dragon blamed Li Shimin, often stirring up the wind to commit crimes, causing Li Shimin to be restless and restless at night. The court had to send generals Qin Shubao and Wei Chi Gong to guard Li Shimin's palace in order to be considered safe and sound. However, it was really difficult for Qin Shubao and Wei Chi Gong to guard night and night for 365 nights a year. At a difficult moment, a person named Li Tian came up with a solution: fill a small bamboo tube with some nitrate, ignite an explosion, and the mountain calls Gu Ming, scaring away all the ghosts and evil spirits. In this way, the ghosts and monsters were scared away, but the loud firecrackers still made it difficult for Li Shimin to sleep well. Later, someone came up with a way to paste portraits of generals Qin Shubao and Wei Chi Gong on the door of Li Shimin's bedroom, suppressing ghosts and evil spirits. So, Qin Shubao and Wei Chi Gong later became door gods. In addition to using firecrackers to protect Li Shimin's sleeping palace, Li Tian also used firecrackers to drive away haze and disperse malaria. Because during the Tang Dynasty, wars were frequent, epidemics were prevalent, and the poor suffered. After using this method, Li Tian proved to be effective. So, later on, firecrackers were widely used to ward off evil and eliminate malaria. In memory of Li Tian, later generations revered him as the ancestor of firecrackers. On the 18th day of the fourth lunar month, Li Tian would hold a grand banquet on the birthday of his ancestor. Guns and cannons would be fired together, and he would bow and kneel to wish him a prosperous Chongqing. This custom has been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years, and was passed down through the early days of liberation. The 2010 Shangli International Fireworks Festival was held from April 16th to 18th in Shangli, the hometown of the founder of fireworks, Li Lue. The theme is "Technological Fireworks, Magical Chestnuts", showcasing modern technology in fireworks production and display technology. The implementation of computer-controlled, electronic, and remote-controlled fireworks display makes modern fireworks and fireworks safer to set off, and the performance forms are more colorful and colorful.