纪录片《中国春节》 第80期 欢庆（27）（在线收听）

You can see there's three statues here.

这里共有三尊雕像

On the left we got Cai Lun, this is the guy that invented paper.

左边的是蔡伦，他发明了纸

On the right, Sun Simiao, this is the guy that many believe invented gunpowder.

右边是孙思邈，许多人认为是他发明了火药

And in the middle you have the main man, Li Tian.

中间的就是我们的主角，李畂

You can see he's holding that bit of bamboo shoot.

你能看到他拿着一小截竹筒

This city owes so much to him, he is held in great esteem.

这座城市十分推崇他，他倍受尊敬

It would be the equivalent of us back in the UK having a temple or shrine to Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

这就相当于在我们英国给修铁路的布鲁内尔修庙

Ancestral worship is an important part of Chinese culture,

先祖崇拜是中国文化的重要部分

so local firework makers come here to pay their respects to this man who founded their industry.

所以当地的烟花师会来这里瞻仰他们的祖师爷

The constant background of bangs doesn't put them off venerating Li Tian.

隆隆炮声也阻挡不了人们对李畂的崇敬

So what's it like living with all those fireworks going off all the time?

生活中老是有烟花的爆炸声，是什么感觉呢