Category Archives: Spring Festival

Chinese New Year's Eve, Shanghai – Fireworks

Posted on February 16, 2010 by simmyw

VIDEO Fireworks From the Street Fireworks From Apartment In the first video, note the proximity of the fireworks to us, to the apartment complex, and to the car with the alarm. In the second video, note what’s happening next door. more »

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HSSI Company Dinner, South Beauty

Posted on February 15, 2010 by simmyw

To celebrate Spring Festival, our company, Herbert Software Systems Inc, went out to South Beauty, a Sichuan restaurant. We were seated in a private room around a large round table which felt more festive than the formal long rectangular tables more »

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Chinese New Year – Tonight!

Posted on February 13, 2010 by simmyw

I am writing from an apartment overlooking the Huangpu River. My ballet dancer friend, Xu Yuchen, and his family just lit a box of fireworks outside the apartment for the Chinese New Year. It is now 12:40 AM and the more »

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