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Spring Festival/Chinese New Year

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February 22nd 2008
Mr. Holzheimer arrived for a 17 day visit on February 6. That was the night before Chinese New Year, which is also called "Spring Festival." As dusk fell the most amazing fireworks began. I cannot possibly describe it! Everyone in China buys and set off fireworks. Instead of a carefully planned "official" display of fireworks as we have on July 4, here every Chinese person and his brother (yes, i ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more