Chinese New Year in Shanghai

As I write this at 2:30am in the morning, the fireworks outside have all stopped.  These pictures and videos will give you an idea about what it is like to spend Chinese new year in Shanghai.

For more than four hours, fireworks rang outside my window


When the guards from my building started laying down fireworks, I grabbed my coat and ran outside to film a street level view.


The tenants in the building next door put my guards' fireworks to shame


Even the convenience store people got into it


If you ever wondered why buildings burn down during Chinese new year just look at how close those fireworks come to the buildings


The aftermath



I feel sorry for the person sweeping the street

-muffinman