Tourists watch Dadianzi villagers perform traditional spark swinging on Thursday in Luanping county, North China's Hebei Province. (Photos: Liang Zhiqing/People's Daily; Compiled by Chen Xirui)

Villagers use charcoal and scrap steel in tubes to create flower splashes and a halo effect.

Spark swinging, or lunhua, was added to the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2014.