flstandardbreds Chapter 143: The unique skill of making iron flowers
Chapter 143: The unique skill of making iron flowers
[Take you to experience the most extreme romance ever, the thousand-year-old skill - iron flower making]
[Pulling molten iron at about 1600 degrees Celsius into the sky, turning it into a colorful sky and gold everywhere]
[This thousand-year-old skill is too dangerous, so not many people know it.]
[In order to learn this thousand-year-old skill, the uploader Jiuyue of this video specially sought out Mr. Yang, a national-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor, to learn from him.]
[When Teacher Yang found out that it was a girl in September who came to learn how to make iron flowers, she thought the activity was too dangerous. For more than 1000 years, no girl had ever learned how to make iron flowers.]
[Teacher Yang said: If you get burned or scalded by this, you will regret it for the rest of your life.]
[Two willow sticks are used to make iron flowers. One stick is held in each hand. The upper stick is filled with molten iron, and the lower stick is used for striking.]
[The teacher said that to make flowers, you must use enough strength to hit the stone onto the treetops more than ten meters high]
[September has just begun, and I am still confident about this: As for the strength, I definitely have it]
[But I didn’t realize how difficult it was until I tried it myself]
[Even the birds flying in the sky seem to be laughing]
[Jiuyue tried a few more times without giving up, but found that the gap in strength was really hard to make up. But Teacher Yang still taught Jiuyue very carefully.]
[Later, I found that the most labor-saving method is to hit the lower stick just below the groove of the upper stick. This way, the force penetrates the stone and hits it high and straight.]
[However, even if you throw stones into the sky, you are only barely qualified to learn.]
[Next, you need to practice accuracy]
【Sand beating】
[The feel of sand and molten iron is the closest. The master said that it should be high and scattered.]
[However, after trying it several times in September, I found that the harder I tried, the worse my accuracy became.]
[And 1600 degrees Celsius molten iron does not allow for the slightest mistake]
[If you want both strength and precision, there is no other way but practice makes perfect]
[You can only rely on long-term repeated practice to form muscle memory in your hands]
[After continuous practice day after day, we are only one step away from performing on stage]
【Water】
[Practitioners of this step need to be shirtless to feel the water falling on their bodies]
[If a piece of molten iron as big as a sesame seed accidentally falls on a person with flesh and blood, it will burn and cause blisters. It is necessary to create the effect of a drizzle.]
[I have been training hard for more than a month in September, and I feel full of strength]
[Now, all you need to do is find a suitable open space to make iron flowers]
[However, I asked several places and they said that making flower patterns is not allowed in both squares and open spaces.]
[Whether you are pursuing romance or pursuing your dreams, the premise is not to affect others]
[As an adventurous young man, Jiuyue decided to go and drive to the hottest place in the country to make flower patterns]
[Looking around there, there is nothing but endless yellow sand, nothing can be burned]
[Here you can experience the ultimate romance from more than 1000 years ago without any scruples]
[In Queshan, a willow branch flower shed is also needed to make iron flowers. In ancient times, blacksmiths made iron flowers together with Taoist priests to pray for peace and prosperity in the country and a good harvest.]
[The Taoists designed the flower shed, which contains the one yuan, two yin and yang, three talents, four images, five elements, and eight trigrams. ]
[Not only is the shape beautiful, but it is also full of traditional Chinese cultural connotations]
[But later, due to natural disasters, man-made disasters, and years of war, the Taoists died or fled, and the tradition was gradually lost.]
[What Master Yang's master was most concerned about was that he never saw the real flower shed that his master had mentioned]
[It was not until Teacher Yang traveled all over the Taoist temples and inspected the cultural relics over a period of 13 years that he finally restored it in the autumn of 2002.]
[This romance, which has been passed down for thousands of years, has finally appeared in the world]
[Unfortunately, Master never had the chance to see it again]
[The willow sticks need to be prepared on site. Fresh willow wood is elastic and contains moisture, so it is not easy to burn through even if it is filled with 1600-degree molten iron.]
[It was not until she was about to go on stage that Jiu Yue felt truly afraid. The confidence she had accumulated through hundreds of practice sessions was gone at this moment.]
[I've heard that some people practiced for several years but still couldn't play]
[Now Jiuyue finally understood that what Tiehua relied on was not his skilled technique, but his ability to overcome the fear of facing the raging fire.]
【This is the romance of fire】
[In ancient times, making iron flowers was not exclusive to the nobility. Ordinary people would make iron flowers during festivals.]
[Exorcise evil spirits and pray for blessings]
【May we be brave, safe, and prosperous】
[As the dark night approaches, the sky is pitch black and there are only a few stars in the sky. As the climax music sounds, the moment September strikes the iron flower action, the sky is filled with golden light bursting upwards]
[When gathered together, they are a ball of fire; when scattered, they are stars all over the ground]
[May civilization continue like sparks, and may this world shine like gold]
As an old worker, Mu Yu has worked hard in the workplace for too long. Suddenly, she saw such a gorgeous picture. She held her breath nervously and quietly appreciated this gorgeous scenery.
The iron flowers in the sky seemed like stars falling into the mortal world, illuminating not only the people who admired them, but also the eyes of Mu Yu in front of the screen.
The stars were dotted across the desert, the fireworks were visible, the dreamy and unreal scene made Mu Yu so shocked that he was speechless.
“So, the verse “Fire trees and silver flowers, sleepless nights, a moment of cold and warmth between life and death” that I recited back then describes this scene! [kneeling]”
"The east wind blows thousands of flowers into bloom at night. It blows down stars like rain [原神_喝茶]"
"What moved me was not only the beauty of the sparks, but also September's persistence and the fleeting look in the master's eyes as he looked at the sparks. There was a sense of inheritance and great love in it.
I really like seeing things that are passed down from Chinese traditions. These are not dross, nor are they useless. They are cultural symbols that have been passed down for thousands of years, and they are the romance of the Chinese people for thousands of years. They must not be lost! "
"I came for the fireworks, but what I saw was a sea of stars."
"It's the first time in more than a thousand years that a girl is making iron flowers... We are so lucky to see it with our own eyes. And how pleased the master must be to see his apprentice learn something and pass it on to his disciples?
“History is a pile of ashes, but deep in the ashes there is warmth.” I hope that the September video will allow more intangible cultural heritage that still retains warmth in the long river of history to reappear in the eyes of more Chinese people. ”
"The Chinese teacher showed us this video of September in class. I was shocked and moved. I admire September's bravery. It was really romantic to see the iron flowers blooming. The Chinese teacher said: "I just saw many students in our class had red eyes after watching it. So in this year of senior high school, do you have such courage and persistence? "I really like September! She is really passing on our intangible cultural heritage with practical actions! [To Xinxin]"
"The romantic thing is that molten iron is like a sky full of stars. The touching thing is that a girl has inherited the romance of the ancients and the master has taught her everything in the long river of thousands of years."
If our ancestors who had never seen iron flowers had not seen it with their own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that there is such a beautiful scenery in the world.
It is not just the people of later generations who are shocked by this video. They are also attracted by the beauty of the iron flower.
Although I am separated from people of later generations by thousands of years, there is an indescribable wonderful feeling in enjoying the beautiful scenery with them!
The master craftsman, who had been learning to make iron flowers since he was a child and was secretly distressed about not being able to find a suitable apprentice to pass on his skills, suddenly saw this video.
Girls, can girls also learn to make iron flowers?
But it is a mistake, and it is dangerous. Besides, these jobs require physical strength. Isn't it better for women to stay at home and not go out of the front door? How can they marry into a good family after learning this?
The little girl at home held her father's hand and begged him to teach her: "Daddy, daddy, you lied to me. You said that the skill of making iron flowers is passed down to men but not women. But the big sister in heaven can also make iron flowers."
I don't care, I want to learn, I want to learn! I want to learn how to make iron flowers and show them to you!
The master who couldn't find an heir looked at his daughter's pitiful eyes and hesitated: "Well, then you must study hard. Learning this is very tiring every day. Once you learn it, you can't give up halfway, understand?"
Seeing that her father finally agreed, the daughter nodded happily. "Yes! I will definitely study hard and never give up halfway!"
Although Xin Qiji, a military general of the Song Dynasty, had seen the iron flower making in Bianliang long ago, he couldn't help but smile when he saw his poem "The east wind blows thousands of flowers in the night, and blows them down like raindrops" being used to describe the scene of iron flower making.
This is clearly a description of the lively scene I encountered during the Lantern Festival. Now that it is placed here for making iron flowers, it sounds surprisingly appropriate!
It’s a pity that such beautiful scenery of Bianliang could no longer be seen after the repeated attacks by the Jin people!
Although he was born in the Song Dynasty, he was not valued by the emperor because of his status. He had martial arts skills but still had no way to serve his country. [Melancholy]