Happy Chinese New Year! The new lunar year was brought in with a constant barrage of fireworks that started sometime around 6 pm on the 2nd of February and continued throughout the night and into the 3rd of February. Just when we thought the explosions were over they began again at about 7am! Amazingly, however the street cleaning ladies had all the remnants cleaned up by the early afternoon. Of course, we got in on the action with our own fiery display and thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the celebration. Over the last couple nights there still have been sporadic eruptions of fireworks and I am told that on the last night of the New Year celebration there is another massive night of explosions. It really was amazing - there were so many explosions going off that it sounded like standing behind a jet engine - one constant roar combined with the flashes of light creating a strobe effect. The smoke from all the displays hung in the air creating an eerie sort of "London Fog" effect. I think we will go buy some more ammo for the final night celebration - like they say "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em"
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