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The sound of firecrackers said goodbye to the old year.
Celebrate the New Year in fireworks.
Set off fireworks and firecrackers in the New Year.
It is a long-standing tradition in China.
With the flavor of the year getting stronger and stronger
When people set off fireworks and firecrackers
News of being injured has happened from time to time.
How can we avoid tragedy?
In recent years
Many places, including rural areas
Have already issued a "prohibition order"
What are the local policies this year?
set off firecrackers and fireworks
Beauty and danger coexist.
Setting off fireworks and firecrackers during the Chinese New Year symbolizes happiness and beauty. However, according to the annual hospital report, many people are injured by setting off fireworks and firecrackers during the Chinese New Year every year, ranging from skin injuries to broken fingers, eye injuries and deafness, resulting in lifelong disability and even death.
In recent days, news about injuries caused by fireworks and firecrackers has been repeatedly screened.
On January 24th, there was a loud noise in Jintaiyangguang Square, Pingchang County, Bazhong City, Sichuan Province. Five manhole covers in the square were blown up one after another, and white smoke was everywhere. The scene was a mess. A boy of about 10 years old and his mother were injured and fell to the ground. Witnesses at the scene revealed that the accident was caused by the boy’s playful throwing firecrackers into the sewer of the square, which led to the explosion of methane in the sewer. Five nearby manhole covers and floor tiles were instantly blown up, and the child and his mother were injured because they had no time to dodge the cracked floor tiles and manhole covers.
On January 23, 74-year-old Uncle Chen in Changsha, Hunan Province dug up some firecrackers when he was cleaning at home. He wanted to try to see if it could still be used, so he ran outside and lit a fire. Unexpectedly, just as he lit the fire, the firecrackers suddenly exploded. Uncle Chen was accidentally injured in his right hand. After the incident, his family rushed him to the hospital for treatment. At present, the end of the thumb and middle finger of the old man’s right hand are all defective, and the doctor has performed a broken finger repair operation for him.
On January 22nd, an 8-year-old boy picked up an unburned fireworks tube and played. His right hand was blown to pieces and his bones were exposed. The doctor performed vascular suture and nerve repair, and the boy’s finger blood circulation has now recovered, but the nerve injury needs a long time to recover.
During the Spring Festival every year, there is a high incidence of accidental injuries caused by fireworks and firecrackers. Most of the causes of injuries are the purchase of inferior fireworks and firecrackers, or the lack of safety protection measures when they are set off.
Chinese new year this year
Can we set off fireworks?
In recent years, with the increasing awareness of public safety and environmental protection, more and more places have joined the ranks of "forbidden families".
It is worth noting that this year, rural areas were specifically mentioned when the notice of prohibition was issued in many places, because there are many dry firewood and haystacks in rural areas, which are easily ignited, thus causing fires. Take Beijing as an example. It is forbidden to set off firecrackers in both rural and urban areas, otherwise there will be various penalties.
Although many places have issued "prohibition orders", we still hope that we can analyze the specific situation and not let all places ban fireworks and firecrackers. From the current point of view, although there are great restrictions on the discharge of fireworks and firecrackers in some places, they can be divided into forbidden areas and areas outside the forbidden areas. If they are outside the forbidden areas, they can still be discharged.
For example, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province recently issued a notice, starting from January 1 this year, the scope of the forbidden zone is within 300 square kilometers of the main city area, and other places in Wuxi area can still set off fireworks and firecrackers according to the specific requirements of relevant departments.
Haikou City, Hainan Province has also issued relevant notices about the forbidden zone before, and fireworks and firecrackers can still be set off in areas other than the forbidden zone.
In addition to the release of the "Prohibition Order", on January 25th, the State Post Bureau also issued a notice requesting to further strengthen the delivery control of inflammable and explosive articles such as fireworks and firecrackers.
The circular pointed out that local postal administrations and delivery enterprises should guard against criminals using delivery channels to commit illegal and criminal acts, and prevent prohibited articles from flowing into delivery channels and causing major delivery security incidents.
set off firecrackers and fireworksThe origin of
"In addition to the sound of firecrackers, the spring breeze sends warmth into Tu Su." During the Chinese New Year, just hearing the crackling firecrackers will know that the New Year is coming. So, why set off firecrackers during the Spring Festival?
When the ancients struggled with various natural phenomena, they often encountered problems that could not be scientifically answered and dealt with, which were often attributed to illusions such as ghosts and demons. They rise from the sun to shine on the earth, and all things are revived and rejuvenated, which leads to the association that fire, light, red and sound are the most sacred and powerful things, which can overcome all evil spirits and avoid evil.
There is a legend that there is a monster called Nian, who often comes to ruin crops and hurt people. Later, people found that Nian was afraid of fire, lit a bonfire, and then put a lot of bamboo in the fire to roast. Bamboo made a crackling noise. Nian beast was so scared when he heard these noises that he began to run around the village. However, people had already put out their own pasted lanterns and hung them in front of the door, which made Nian beast even more flustered and quickly ran to the Woods and disappeared.
Today, we set off firecrackers, although it means to get rid of the old and welcome the new, but it has no superstitious color. Every New Year, everyone will put up red couplets, set off firecrackers, light candles, and keep vigil all night in beating gongs and drums to welcome the arrival of the New Year.
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safety first
Finally, Xiaobian should remind everyone that safety protection should be done when fireworks and firecrackers are allowed to be purchased and set off.
When buying, do "four looks":
1. Look at the operator’s license:It should be purchased in a formal place with a "Fireworks and Firecrackers Business (Retail) License", and should not be purchased at unlicensed stalls or illegal vendors peddling by bicycle.
2. Look at the product content:You should buy fireworks and firecrackers with relatively small dosage, and don’t buy large fireworks and firecrackers such as harmful fireworks bombs.
3. Look at the product appearance:Products with neat appearance, no mildew, integrity, no deformation, no drug leakage and floating should be purchased.
4. Look at the product logo:Products with complete and clear signs should be purchased, that is, formal factory name and address, warning signs, Chinese discharge instructions, etc.
When discharging, do "six noes":
1. Do not set off fireworks and firecrackers within 100 meters of the production, storage and business units of inflammable and explosive dangerous goods and the surrounding areas.
2. Do not set off fireworks and firecrackers in stations, transportation hubs, urban main roads and railway line safety protection zones; Do not set off fireworks and firecrackers in the safety protection zone of power transmission and transformation facilities.
3. Fireworks and firecrackers are not set off in state organs, cultural relics protection units, medical institutions, old-age care institutions, schools, libraries, archives, museums, children’s activity places and their surrounding areas.
4. Fireworks and firecrackers are not set off intensively in shopping malls, bazaars, public cultural activities and other places.
5. Do not set off fireworks in corridors, balconies, alleys and lawns.
6 rural fireworks should be far away from factories, warehouses, farmers’ markets, grain depots, firewood piles, etc.
At the same time, when setting off fireworks, fireworks should be placed on the ground smoothly. If there is any abnormality, please do not go near the product immediately, and wait for at least 15 minutes before handling it.
Fireworks are beautiful.
But when it was set off,
be sure to be safe
Remember, remember!
Sources: People.com, Post Office website, Beiqing.com, The Paper and Guangxi News Channel.
Edit | Kang Xuanshan
Editor | Jiang Lin
Supervision and examination | Zhong Qian
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