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Liuyang fireworks, a specialty of Liuyang City in Hunan Province, People's Republic of China, includes firecrackers and fireworks, with a history dating back to the Tang dynasties and Song dynasties. [1] Its production skills were selected into the first batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage representative projects list. [1]
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.
Known officially as L’International des Feux Loto-Québec, the Montreal Fireworks Festival is the most prestigious and largest fireworks competition in the world. [dubious – discuss] It is an annual international competition held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada since 1985. The event begins in June and carries on until August.
Dayao (simplified Chinese: 大瑶镇; traditional Chinese: 大瑤鎮; pinyin: Dàyáo Zhèn) is a rural town under the administration of and in the south of Liuyang, Hunan, China. Dayao is well known for its firework industry. Dayao has an area of 149.3-square-kilometre (57.6 sq mi). and a population of 91,300.
Puji Town (simplified Chinese: 普迹镇; traditional Chinese: 普跡鎮; pinyin: Pǔjì Zhèn) is a rural town in Liuyang City, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. [1] As of the 2015 census it had a population of 41,900 and an area of 176.5-square-kilometre (68.1 sq mi). [ 2 ]
Liling is situated in the east of Hunan province. The city has a total area of 2,156.46-square-kilometre (832.61 sq mi). It is bordered by Pingxiang and Shangli County to the east, Liuyang to the north, Zhuzhou to the west, You County to the south. [4]
Gugang Town (simplified Chinese: 古港镇; traditional Chinese: 古港鎮; pinyin: Gǔgǎng Zhèn) is a rural town in Liuyang City, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 62,700 and an area of 210 square kilometres (81 sq mi). [ 1 ]
The Xiaoxi River (小溪河), a river in eastern Liuyang that rises in the town and discharges to Zhushuqiao Reservoir (株树桥水库). The Banli Reservoir (板栗水库) is situated at the southwest of the town. Mount Qixingling (七星岭) is the peak-point at the town, its peak elevation is 1,607.8 metres (5,275 ft).