Spring Festival/Chinese New Year
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
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