Elaina+Nelson+China+Fireworks

__ Fireworks __ By: Elaina Nelson Common fireworks in China
 * [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSaK8wHZZaTM9-nQpigWxvtq6zWLjA4z7TeivJyHyk5TqVnSve1sA width="344" height="235" align="right"]] Chinese fireworks were invented in the 7th century.
 * They were made during the Sung dynasty.
 * There is a legend behind the invention of fireworks; it is said that a chef with the Chinese army mixed three common kitchen ingredients and it resulted in a explosion.
 * A Chinese monk/chef names Li Tain invented Chinese fireworks. [[image:http://www.yourdictionary.com/images/articles/lg/1666.ChineseFirecrackers.jpg align="right"]]
 * The fireworks were made just for fun at first.
 * People then decided the loud sound was a good way to keep evil away.
 * The Chinese handmade fireworks by carving wooden rockets in the shape of a dragon, in the sixth century.
 * Firecrackers are the oldest firework in China.
 * The Chinese's used fireworks for weddings, religious ceremonies and celebrations.
 * They developed gunpowder by using the firework mixture adn then used it as a weapon in wars.
 * The Chinese firework invention spread around the world.
 * Marco Polo brought fireworks to the Europeans in the 13th century.
 * Fireworks were first introduced in the United States in the early 1500's.
 * They were used in the military and for entertainment. [[image:https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTQYuK-gTsrhZuWYK2gI3Mc7uP5phnoTpNodc3vdnf8jKJNf2rZ width="345" height="272" align="right"]]
 * Fireworks work by lighting the a spark with 75% potassium nitrate in them in order to light the firework.
 * Fireworks were invented in a little Chinese house in Beijing.