Blacksmiths keep flame of China’s molten steel ‘fireworks’ alive The Da Shuhua (Beating the Flower Tree) performance is a centuries-old Chinese New Year tradition. Scraps of metal are melted at scorching temperatures and poured into a bucket, where performers create mesmerising spectacles of light by tossing ladles of the liquid against the wall. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITESREFILE TO EDIT SOUNDBITE TRANSLATIONS