The Lunar year...

虎年快乐!

Happy Chinese New Year!

Today is the last day of the Lunar year. At midnight tonight, the entire continent will be a blaze of fireworks and families.

Actually, all day the city has been smelling of gun powder and ringing with explosions. Could be due to the 200 fireworks you can buy for $5 at the stand down the street. My colleagues began to make their way back to their smaller home towns earlier in the week and the next 5 days will be spent with family and friends in celebration of the year to come. I have 10 days off from work and am going to an island in Malaysia for a change from the Beijing cold. But before I leave, I am spending the day celebrating the end of the year at carnivals and in the city tonight. Pictures to come...

This coming year is of the Tiger, a very good sign in the eyes of the Chinese. I hope that it is as memorable as they say!