"Fireworks" created by sparks from molten iron dazzle tourists on Dec 19 in Fengmao town, Shanting district, Zaozhuang, Shandong province. The art form is called Dashuhua, or traditional iron spraying, and is a local art form in Zaozhuang. [Photo/IC]

Fengmao town in Shanting district, Zaozhuang stages the 500-year-old art form of Dashuhua to entertain tourists on Dec 19. [Photo/IC]

Folk artists perform the traditional art form of Dashuhua in Fengmao town on Dec 19. As hot melted iron flies through the air, a shower of sparks lights up the stage. [Photo/IC]