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Back in Hong Kong, there's still a few hours to go before one of the world's biggest pyrotechnic performances.
回到香港，還有幾個(gè)小時(shí)才到世界上最大的煙花表演
I'm here at Victoria Harbour where the crowds are already gathered for tonight's fireworks.
我在維多利亞港，一大堆人都來(lái)等著今晚的煙花表演了
The Chinese certainly know how to put on an amazing display
中國(guó)人民顯然很會(huì)進(jìn)行一場(chǎng)精彩表演
which is no coincidence when you consider this country produces 90% of the world's fireworks.
很自然而然的，正是這個(gè)國(guó)家生產(chǎn)了世界上90%的煙花
The fireworks for tonight's event have been produced and shipped from one particular part of China.
今晚表演所用的煙花乃是來(lái)自中國(guó)的一個(gè)特別的地方
In Liuyang, every day starts with a bang.
在瀏陽(yáng)，每天都炮聲隆隆
For the people here, a day without detonations is a missed opportunity.
對(duì)于這里的人們來(lái)說(shuō)，一天都沒(méi)有爆炸聲那可就怪了
That's because Liuyang, nestled in the lush green landscapes of Hunan Province, is China's biggest producer of fireworks.
瀏陽(yáng)坐落于湖南省內(nèi)一處郁郁蔥蔥的地方，它是中國(guó)最大的煙花制造地
Over half the world's fireworks are made right here in this region.
全世界半數(shù)的煙花都是在這里的這個(gè)地方做的
Fireworks is a way of life for the people here.
煙花是當(dāng)?shù)厝嗣竦囊环N生活方式
One fifth of the population, that's over 300,000 people, work with the industry.
1/5的人口，共30萬(wàn)人都從事煙花制造業(yè)
The tradition of firework making in Liuyang goes back more than a thousand years.
瀏陽(yáng)制造煙花的傳統(tǒng)可追溯至一千多年前
A local monk called Li Tian wanted to frighten off evil spirits,
當(dāng)?shù)匾幻欣铑钡牡朗浚雵樧咝办`
so he filled pieces of bamboo with gunpowder and blew them up, creating the world's first firecracker.
所以往竹筒里裝了些火藥然后引爆，這便是世界最早的爆竹
Today Li Tian is still honoured as the inventor of the firework with a Taoist temple devoted to him in Liuyang.
今天李畂仍被敬為花炮始祖，瀏陽(yáng)有座道館就是供奉他的
