
Yesterday was the Mid- Autumn Festival. I went out to ____1____ the celebrations with my best friend, Liu Lin. We saw a wonderful ____2____ on the Central Square. Liu Lin told me it was called Datiehua (打铁花), a traditional art in China.
When the ____3____ came, a man scooped up the molten iron (冒起熔化的铁) and threw it into the sky. At the same time, the other man hit it hard with a board. This brought a shower of sparks (火花). It was beautiful and it ____4____ like fireworks (烟花). The whole square was bright ____5____ the sparks were shining in the night sky. All the people couldn’t help cheering for the two ____6____.
Liu Lin told me that Datiehua had a ____7____ history. It started in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the past, fireworks were too expensive for people, so they ____8____ Datiehua. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, it got ____9____. People considered it as a sign of good luck.
As time goes ____10____, Datiehua has been a tradition in some areas in China. I’m proud that we Chinese people are so clever that we have made so many fantastic things.