Chinese New Year

This post was originally from January 27, 2008.

Happy new year everyone!!! It's now officially the year of the Ox, and it seems like it will be a good one! The night before last was Chinese New Year Eve and I must admit I've never seen anything like it before! I was told that Chinese families on average spend one month salary on fireworks, and I believe it. The 4th of July and Western New Year have nothing on Chinese New Year. Check out the video for proof. This was from the roof of our 6 story apartment, and it was like this all over the city all night!