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Fireworks began to be exported to more than 20 countries and regions. [6] In 1933, "Shijixiang" won an award at the Chicago International Exposition for its "Deer Bamboo" brand fireworks. [6] In 1995, Liuyang City was named the "Hometown of Fireworks in China." In 2001, a local Fireworks Culture Research Association was established.
Since 1875, Liuyang fireworks have been exported to Japan, Korea, India, Iran, the UK, United States, Russia, etc. In the 1990s, Liuyang's fireworks were the area's biggest export. However, in 1998, Liuyang fireworks went through a bottleneck period because of technological deficiencies. Since 1998, Liuyang has been reforming its industry.
The city of Liuyang is the world's top center for manufacturing fireworks. [ 38 ] Hunan is the 9th-largest provincial economy of China, the third largest in the Central China region after Henan and Hubei , the fourth largest in the South Central China region after Guangdong , Henan and Hubei and the fourth largest among inland provinces after ...
In a 2014 survey of Indian fireworks factory workers in Tamil Nadu, 92% reported not receiving training for their tasks, and 97% said their managers did not give them safety tools or attires for work.
The industrial zone is the original Liuyang Manufacturing industrial Base (Chinese: 浏阳制造产业基地) created in 2003, [1] it was Changed to the present name on 14 July 2016. [2] The industrial zone centers in Yong'an Town of Liuyang, it covers an area of 36.64 square kilometres (14.15 sq mi). [ 3 ]
It is the original Liuyang Industrial Park (浏阳工业园) created on 10 January 1998. In September 2001, it was renamed to Liuyang Biomedical Park (浏阳生物医药园); In March 2012, it was upgraded to a national economic and technical development zone. [1] As of 2015, its builtup area covers 16.5 km 2 (6.4 sq mi). [2]
The impact of fireworks on people's health is not only diseases but even life safety. Fireworks and firecrackers are inflammable, explosive and dangerous goods, which are easy to cause accidents. For example, in September 2014, an explosion at a fireworks factory in Hunan province killed at least 12 people and injured 33. [13]
In addition to the competition fireworks, almost every day different types of fireworks (including day-time tower fireworks) are burned as part of the religious festivities. The fair also includes the "Burning of the Bulls", which is always held on 8 March in celebration of John of God, the patron saint of Tultepec's pyrotechnicians.