Yuxian is famous for Dashuhua, a traditional folk event inspired by the flashing sparks. [Photo/Xinhau]

Yuxian, at the southernmost tip of Zhangjiakou, is known for Dashuhua, a traditional folk event inspired by the flashing sparks while forging iron 300 years ago. It is a game for the brave, physically strong and highly experienced, in which molten iron, as hot as 1,000 degrees Celsius, is splashed out by a man in an inside-out sheepskin jacket with a willow spoon against cold walls to produce sparks-like fireworks. Dashuhua has been listed as a provincial intangible cultural heritage in Hebei.