00:42:37 – 00:45:04
His family has have been blacksmiths here in Nuanquan for incredible 14 generations. And he is the last in the long line of Dashuhua masters.
The tradition has been that the art is passed down from fathers to suns, and Mr. Xue has two daughters.
Who’s next? Who's going to takeover of from you?
Creating a show out of molten iron is a dangerous business but Mr. Xue has agreed to show me how is done.
The molten iron has out been cooking for about 45 minutes until it really hot and it's looking pretty hot.
But before we let these spots any sparks fly, Mr. Xue has to get into his protective clothing.
Now if you think he is going to don a full asbestos suit with some goggles and helmets, think again.
don: VERB 动词穿上;戴上;披上 If you don clothing, you put it on.
asbestos: 石棉
goggle: N-PLURAL 复数名词护目镜；风镜；游泳镜 Goggles are large glasses that fit closely to your face around your eyes to protect them from such things as water, wind, or dust.
Ready to go in the most flammable protective gear I’ve ever seen, Mr. Xue gives me my first evid ever demonstration of Dashuhua.
So that was a small-scale demonstration, so if you want to see the full version, you’ve got to go inside tonight into the theater.
Traditionally, Dashuhua was performed outside. But the demand is so big today, they have specially built a venue packs in 1500 each night.
The old city route walls had been recreated and throwing molten iron onto those ancient walls was where Mr. Xue’s forefathers invented the art.
The dancing and singing are just the warmup before the massive Dashuhua finale.
finale: N-COUNT 可数名词(演出的)终场，最后一幕;(音乐的)终曲，末乐章;(一系列演出)最后一场
The finale of a show, piece of music, or series of shows is the last part of it or the last one of them, especially when this is exciting or impressive.
[√ 2018.06.07]
又是一年高考时，祝福的话就不说了，因为祝福，一直都在。
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