365 China Photo: One-A-Day

China can be a very noisy place, but the noisiest aspect of Chinese New Year is the fireworks. They start on New Year Eves at 12pm and carry on often till 3am or 4am in the morning. Then for the next 15 days and nights fireworks and firecrackers are continually being set off. Some people find it annoying but I actually like it as its part of the tradition of the holiday. Legend has it lighting fireworks scares away the evil spirits so you can have a good start to the year. From our apartment we get a good view every night of the fireworks around the central business district (CBD) area. Last year we bought a huge pile of fireworks and played out several nights. However this year as Canthy is pregnant the loud noise and gunpowder smoke is not healthy for the baby. So we have to watch it from inside our apartment, which is nowhere near as fun. However I have been outside a few times to experience the fireworks on the streets but I always come back smelling of smoke.