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Lunar New Year begins with a loud bang in China
0 Comments | AFP, February, 2007
BEIJING (AFP) — Lunar New Year has started with a bang as China's 1.3 billion population ushered in the Year of the Pig with food, drink and massive firework displays.
Huge explosions rocked Beijing overnight as residents set off a record number of firecrackers to scare away angry ghosts and welcome good fortune for the New Year.
Hospitals are expecting a baby boom in the year of the pig, considered one of the most auspicious in the Chinese zodiac.
For Chinese people looking forward to a week off work, New Year's Eve on Saturday focused on family gatherings, temple visits and extravagant firework displays which continued into New Year's day.
The previous week saw what has been described as the world's biggest human migration, as hundreds of millions...
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