What was China’s early spark like?

Sparks in the early days of liberation

The main characteristics of the sparks in this period are distinctive themes and keeping pace with the times, such as "Sino-Soviet Friendship", "Land Reform", "Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea", " People's Communes", "General Line of Socialism", etc. During this period, some package tickets were produced, such as "First National Games", "Beijing's Top Ten Buildings", "Tenth Anniversary of National Day", etc.

Modern Sparkle Boutique

In the late 1980s, there was an upsurge in sparkle collection across the country. Sparkle varieties showed a colorful new pattern, including hotel-specific sparkles, high-end art sparkles, tourism sparkles, Literary classics, special sparks, Peking Opera facial makeup, special-shaped sparks, etc.

Sparks are people’s nickname for matchbox decoration. The small and beautiful appearance of sparks has led many people around the world to collect them enthusiastically. Collecting sparkles is a noble hobby. You can get a lot of knowledge from a small spark. Sparks can not only reflect customs, customs, scenery of various countries, literature and art, cultural relics and history, but they can also faithfully record historical changes and the pace of society.

my country’s first spark was born in 1879 and was stone-printed. Produced by Guangdong Qiaoming Match Factory. The brand name is "Dragon Dance". The "Weishui" match trademark started in 1911 was a step back from woodblock printing. What's even worse is the sparks that are directly stamped by just engraving a seal.

What needs to be mentioned is that among the many sparks handed down from generation to generation, there is one spark that is difficult to obtain now, which is the "Fengzu" sparkle produced in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region under the leadership of our party before liberation. This spark was born in 1946. On the front is a picture of two wheat ears surrounded by the word "Plenty", on the back are the words "Develop production and prosper the economy", and in the center is "Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Match Factory". Red lithograph on earthen paper. That spark is so precious these days.

After liberation, due to the attention of the party and the country, my country's match decoration has made great progress. In 1958, a complete set of sparklers was produced for the first time in Beijing, using photographic plate making and exquisite printing. Now it has become This is the treasure sought after by collectors of sparklers.

After the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, match decoration has changed with each passing day, and almost all advanced equipment has been used in plate making and printing. For example, the Nanjing Match Factory produced 16 pieces of "Ancient Poetry in Jinling". When put together, they become four landscape paintings of spring, summer, autumn and winter. The printing quality is no less than that of a large picture album.

Interestingly, some sparkle patterns themselves are directly related to printing. For example, the "Ancient Scientists" set of 10 sparks produced by Chongqing Jiangbei Match Factory, the eighth one is Bi A, the founder of my country's movable type printing. The sparks with the same theme produced by Jiujiang Match Factory also have a portrait of the great inventor. Due to the current development of advertising, some advertisements related to printing equipment and printing materials have also appeared in the small field of Sparks.