Fireworks, drones fuse old and new

As dusk settles over Liuyang, a small city known as China's "fireworks capital", the weekend sky ignites with a choreographed fusion of tradition and technology.

Here, pyrotechnic craft meets modern innovation: clusters of drones pierce the night, releasing synchronized firework sprays that cascade like meteor showers, their choreographed sparks drawing gasps from the crowds below.

Videos of German shoppers queuing at dawn for locally made fireworks have recently trended on Chinese platforms, underscoring strong international demand. This "fireworks plus drones" hybrid has also become a global social media phenomenon with a reach extending far beyond domestic audiences.