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The original motive for the creation of fireworks was to ward off evil spirits. More than 1,300 years ago, Li Tian from Dayao, Liuyang (born on the 18th day of the 4th lunar month in 601, died on the 18th day of the 12th lunar month in 690), invented firecrackers on the 18th day of the 9th lunar month in 621.
Li Tian (Chinese: 李天; pinyin: Lǐ Tiān; Wade–Giles: Li T'ien; 2 October 1938 – 11 April 2018) was a Chinese physicist and aircraft designer. An expert in aerodynamics for aeronautics, he served as chief scientist of the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation .
Dayao was incorporated as a township in 1956. It was upgraded to a town in 1995. Yanghua Township merged to Dayao on November 18, 2015.. On 14 October 2016, the town was listed among the first group of "Distinctive Towns in China" by the National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
Liuyang fireworks have been in the global market for more than 100 years, and they were sold to Hong Kong, Macao and the Southeast Asia in the Guangxu period of the Qing dynasty, and fireworks become an important brand and pillar industry of Liuyang. Liuyang fireworks are protected as an original product and hold the honor of China's famous brand.
Images of the lantern starting the fire were captured on closed-circuit television. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] In response to the fire, Poundland , a national retail chain whose headquarters are in nearby Willenhall , decided to stop selling sky lanterns and recalled their entire stock on 6 July 2013.
Liling (Chinese: 醴陵; pinyin: Lǐlíng) is a county-level city and the 12th most populous county-level division in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhuzhou.
Li Tianyou (Chinese: 李天佑; pinyin: Lǐ Tiānyòu; Wade–Giles: Li T'ien-yu; 1914–1970) was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army. Early life [ edit ]
The Li Tien-lu Hand Puppet Historical Museum (simplified Chinese: 李天禄布袋戏文物馆; traditional Chinese: 李天祿布袋戲文物館; pinyin: Litiānlù Bùdàixì Wénwùguǎn) is a museum in Sanzhi District, New Taipei, Taiwan.