Lantern show in Spring Festival

New year lantern show has now been open in our district. the themes of the show are Olympic and Shenzhou VII.



Imitation of "Bird Nest" the National Stadium

inside the "Bird Nest"



this year is the OX year in the 12 Chinese zodiac, so the figure of a calf was chosen, which symbolized the wish of prosperity and happiness in the coming year.


the Kylin in Chinese legend.

Funny rubbish tin in Spring Festival

A funny rubbish tin with some scrawl on its cover: Happy New Year. I came across it on the street on Spring Festival Eve.

It's a boring Spring Festival, cuz every year every Spring Festival what my families do are almost the same things: enjoying a dinner together, have dumplings on this Eve, drinking some Baijiu, fire some fireworks and playing poker or mahjong. That's the most typical way of spending Spring Festival Eve in a traditional north China family. In the following days, all people will linger around our relatives, the feast will be on and on and on.......

Comparing these feasts, I prefer travalling. But parents asked me to strictly obey the rule: No travelling during Spring Festival.

Food is good, I have to say.