Chinese New Year is definitely something to see and experience.

At just about any corner store you can find, they sell cannon sized fireworks and they will sell them to anyone. It is two fun filled weeks of dodging misfired missiles and hearing explosions literally 24 hours a day, including the 3 am wakeup call for everyone who dared to attempt catching some sleep.

On New Year’s Eve, there are amazing firework displays in every direction you look and as far as the eye can see. They go pretty much none stop for about 3 hours into the New Year morning.

Experiencing the fireworks during a Chinese New Year was probably the closest I ever felt to understanding what it must be like to be in a war. It was disorientating, scary, and flat out dangerous.

Below are some pictures of the extremes the Chinese will go to when given anything that is fun and explosive.

Here are some videos that also show some of the firework madness you can expect to see during a Chinese New Year celebration.

By Sun Tzu on 10-03-2008