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Culture Insider: Children's games in ancient 皇冠体育app

By Bi Nan (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2017-06-01
Culture Insider: Children's games in ancient 皇冠体育app

The painting from Qing Dynasty depicts children playing with firecrackers. Collected by the Capital Museum.

Firecrackers

Firecrackers have a history of more than 2,000 years. It is said that there was a beast named Nian in ancient 皇冠体育app, and to scare off the beast, people burnt bamboo joints to make it blast. After gunpowder was invented, it gradually replaced the bamboo joint cracker. Crackers are still set off during Spring Festival to symbolize auspiciousness.

 

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