Chinese New Year is the biggest holiday of the year for the Chinese. It is a big family celebration in which people make every attempt to go home to celebrate with their parents and family. It is a difficult time for the transportation industry especially the rail system. This is the only time that the migrant workers get to go home and they wait in long lines to try and get a train ticket home. They are not always successful in getting a ticket even after waiting in lines that could take 1-2 days.
Fireworks can be heard near our apartment building for the last month. The last couple of days have been more intense. Fireworks just recently went on sale in the city and were legal to light within the 5th ring road.
The New Year is also called the Spring Festival. This is the time when spring officially begins according to the lunar calendar. It has actually been warm weather the last couple of weeks. We had a day where it got to 16C. 
President Hu extends Spring Festival greetings:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-02/17/content_811566.htm
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Spring Festival - Chinese New Year
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Tom,
Did not expect your life in China is so exciting, hope you & your family have unforgettable memory in this ancient country!
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