China --the birthplace of gunpowder and pyrotechnics -- is questioning whether the ancient use of fireworks during traditional celebrations should be banned. Internet censors have tried to damp ...

Their origins can be traced back over 2,000 years to ancient China, where fireworks were invented. The Chinese used gunpowder-filled bamboo stalks to create small explosions, believed to ward off ...

Duties on China surged to 145% just as fireworks companies were getting their final July Fourth shipments from the country, ...