Local folk artists captivated audiences with an extravagant display of molten iron splashing in the air Friday night in north China's Hebei Province to celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival. <br /> <br />Molten iron splashing in the air to create a unique light display is a unique folk art known as "Dashuhua". It was staged in the town of Nuquanin in Yuxian County, Zhangjiakou City. <br /> <br />The town has a history of over 500 years in "Dashuhua" performances during the Lunar New Year. <br /> <br />Performers threw over 1,000 degree of molten iron onto the cold brick wall to create a breathtaking firework-like display to usher in the new year and to extend wishes for success. <br /> <br />Apart from the local audience, the performance also attracted visitors from Beijing, Tianjin and from the neighboring Shanxi Province. <br /> <br />"We came to watch the Dashuhua performance on Chinese New Year's Eve. It is astonishing and brings out new perceptions for bettering our lives," said an audience member. <br /> <br />Before the molten iron was ready to be displayed, various performances set the mood with lantern dancing, folk dancing and other traditional cultural performances.
