Chinese New Year 2008 in Beijing, the Fireworks

The fireworks at Chinese New Year's eve as seen from my balcony, looking west into the direction of TaiYuanGong.

This starts a few days before New Year until reaching its full intensity between 11PM and 1:30 AM on New Year's eve. After which it will still go on for another 2 weeks.

According to tradition, every Chinese person must light fireworks and firecrackers outside his own house. This, as the tradition says, will drive the evil spirits away for the year to come.

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• 2008
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• Fireworks

[FUSA4LIFE]

@emofaraway wat bedoel valt toch best me ik denk dat wij ook wel in de top5 staan hoor

[emofaraway]

and nobody complains about fireworks in china but in the netherlands its really worse

[laportnl]

Samball by and a happy new year xD

[Zoners99]

Happy New Years from Chile!!!

[Hokkaneasd]

nice

[ajm895]

xin nian kuai le!!!

[besobeso34]

KUNG HIE FAT CHOI!@

[ikbenjou1]

TWUN TJEH QUAI LE Happy Spring Festival!!!!

[loilk]

Happy chinese New Year to all!!! Gon Xi Fa Cai.

[crazygayboy002]

Thanks, I like it very much. I'm so sad that I could not be at the side of my friend.