大家好！新年快樂！
It's officially 2010 for the Chinese and the year of the Tiger is upon us! Best wishes to all for the new year! It's a very fun time of the year to be in China right now because the Lunar New Year (or Spring Festival as they call it) is one of the most important Chinese holidays. A whole week of visiting family, partying with friends and...playing with fireworks. Yes that is correct! Since the bell tolled on February 14th at midnight Beijing has turned into a battlefield of sorts with all kinds of colorful and loud explosions filling the air. Yours' truly also participated in the fun and all I have to say is "4th of July, eat your heart out!"
Join me after the jump!
It is well known that the Chinese were the ones who discovered gunpowder and made the first fireworks in history. For centuries the making and firing of these fun and colorful boom-booms have been part of China's tradition. I can tell you for a fact that they enjoy it a lot as well. From the moment the first "rockets" were fired it has been non-stop at practically all hours of every day. The ones I find fun and annoying at the same time are the ones I call "machine guns". Check out the photo of Kim on the right for reference. Those bad boys once lit become a series of fast firing mini explosions. They are fun to light but a nightmare when you're trying to get some quiet.
Check out the pictures below to see the Greek "terrorist" with his lovely Chinese counterpart in action!
(Note: Yeah I know its sloppy but bear with me until I find a better way to show pictures here.)
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