Aftermath

...although I've heard it's just getting started. My camera didn't take very good pictures of the fireworks last night. I only found out this morning that there is a 'fireworks' setting on the camera. A picture wouldn't really capture it anyway. The entire city erupted at midnight. It was really amazing. I sent Wyatt to take pictures of the park this morning to see the disaster of paper and used fireworks. But it was already cleaned up!

Not so much at home. This is our little courtyard. All the red is paper from firecrackers. I set off a roll last night at the park. It was a quick fuse. They had already all blown up before I was able to run back to our crowd and turn around! Lexi said it looked like a movie scene where the guy 'runs' away from the explosion.

You can buy huge boxes that are as large as Disneyland or 4th of July City-level displays. Chinese New Year definitely puts our 4th of July to shame, as far as pyrotechnics. Especially in California where you can't do anything anymore.

We didn't get much sleep. We've heard everyone is always tired this time of year in China. Fireworks all night, travel and visiting family all day. Everyone's worn out!