The origin of firecrackers is very early, with a history of more than two thousand years. The Chronicle of Jingchu written by Liang Zongzong in the Southern Dynasties records: "On the first day of the first month, chickens crow." Set off firecrackers in front of the court to ward off evil spirits. "It means that the first thing people do when they get up on the first day of the first month is to burn bamboo in the fire. The crackling sound of bamboo in the fire can drive away monsters.
In the early Tang Dynasty, some people put saltpeter into bamboo tubes and set it off. This is the earliest prototype of saltpeter firecrackers. Later, when gunpowder appeared, people filled bamboo tubes with saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal and burned them, resulting in an "explosion war". In the Tang Dynasty, firecrackers were called "blasting poles". In the poem "Early Spring in Laihu", there is a saying that the new calendar paper is half-opened, and the small courtyard is still exploding. The word "explosion" in the sentence means "firecrackers".
In the Song Dynasty, people began to make "guns" (that is, firecrackers) with paper tubes and hemp sticks wrapped in gunpowder. Regarding the evolution of firecrackers, Excellent Popular Arrangement records: "Ancient firecrackers. They are all popular with real bamboo, so Tang poetry is also called explosive pole. Later people roll paper for it. It's called firecrackers.
Another explanation is:
This custom has a history of more than 2000 years in China. The Story of Jingchu Times once recorded that on the first day of the first month, when the rooster crowed for the first time, everyone got up and set off firecrackers in their own yard to drive away the evil spirits of plague.
At that time, there was no gunpowder and paper, so people burned bamboo to make it burst and make a sound to drive away the plague. This is of course superstition, but it reflects the ancient working people's beautiful desire for Aetna.
Firecrackers in the Tang Dynasty, also known as "blasting poles", probably burned a long bamboo pole piece by piece and made a continuous blasting sound. Nanchang poet Lai Hu's poem "Early Spring": "The new calendar is only half open, and the pavilion is still bursting. I wrote the scene of burning bamboo poles during the Spring Festival.
Later, after constant chemical experiments, alchemists found that saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal together could cause combustion and explosion, so they invented gunpowder. Some people put gunpowder in a bamboo tube to detonate, and the sound was louder, which fundamentally changed the ancient custom of burning bamboo. By the Northern Song Dynasty, there had been fireworks wrapped in paper, and there was a distinction between single ring and double ring. It was renamed "artillery warfare" and later "firecrackers".
Yi Lee, the founder of fireworks-the founder of fireworks.
Li Yi lives in Mashi Village, Fuli Town, Liling, Hunan. Tang Yuanhe was born on April 18th in the 15th year (AD 820). According to legend, the former teacher had devoted himself to studying the record of burning bamboo to exorcise evil spirits in The Story of Jingchu Times, and he enjoyed it. Finally, he got a quip and firecrackers took the initiative to attack. Therefore, "China Industry" has a cloud: "The manufacture of firecrackers in Hunan Province began in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Song Dynasty, and originated in Liling and Liuyang". The magical firecrackers and fireworks with a long history have created endless wealth and eternal civilization for the world. Li Yi, the ancestor, has made great contributions and blessed the future. It is well known that fireworks have been drinking water for generations.