Chinese New Year This is entry is going to be very simple…Chinese New Year in Northern China is about getting together with family, making dumplings (jiao zi), watching TV, and shooting off mass quantities of fireworks. I honestly thought there would be parades and celebrating in the streets. I think there was something in Beijing, but I am not sure. We went to a local pub that advertised free pizza. I can tell you that when it comes to fireworks, the US has amateur status. Everyone has the opportunity to buy some serious fireworks. While they are not necessarily the professional kind, they do put on quite a display. The pub where we went, must have had about US$1000 worth of fireworks. They set them off on the sidewalk with cars parked nearby, cars driving
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