2014 is the Year of the Horse.
Whoo-Whee! Do the Chinese LOVE fireworks!
I hear fireworks every day. Yes, I said EVERYDAY. They are set off to celebrate or bring luck to a new phase of construction. Done laying the foundation? Set off fireworks. Done with the frame? Set off fireworks. Done with the doors? Set off fireworks. You get the picture, right? There is a bunch of construction going on where I live, well, all over China really, so I hear fireworks all the time.
Chinese New Years Eve was fireworks all day, and then it was as if a war had broken out from the amount of fireworks that were exploding, for over two hours, around midnight. I didn't sleep well, I went to bed at 3:00 am when I thought it was finally quiet, only to continually be woken by the sound of fireworks going off.
I went out to take pictures and video of the fireworks just before midnight. I live on campus and am the only one here right now, besides the security guard, because everyone is on holiday (for a month). The building I live in is at the back of the school grounds, on the end, so I am in the corner flanked by a tall fence along the road. I was in my slippers and PJ's, I walked through the grass to the fence so I could photograph the fireworks through the fence. After a short while, I noticed the red LED's on the security camera I triggered. Oops! The security guard came to check things out, and told me I could see the fireworks better from another area. He came around a second time to make sure everything was okay, it's nice to know there is someone watching out for me. Next year I am going to buy fireworks, some beer, and go to the guard's booth to celebrate with him. I feel left out...I was the only one not shooting off fireworks!
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