Abstract: During the Republic of China period, frequent official prohibitions on firecracker usage, exorbitant taxes and levies, and shifts in the folk discursive framework had plunged the domestic firecracker industry into multifaceted crises. At the same time, however, industry practitioners keenly had recognized the substantial profits from firecracker exports and the significant status of these products as “national goods”. They actively had advocated for “firecrackers going overseas” and optimized product quality and packaging design accordingly. In response to these grassroots appeals, the government had implemented preferential export policies, thereby opening new pathways for the industry’s survival and development. Overseas sales had not only powerfully propelled the sector’s revival but also, within foreign contexts, gradually transformed firecrackers from ordinary commodities into cultural symbols. This had enabled traditional Chinese customs to take root across the ocean and actively participate in the social construction of local societies.