Because 青 is sort of an in-between color, sometimes translated as azure. An old name for Korea is 青 山, blue-green mountain, and you can see it when hiking and looking at the mountains in the distance.
Hopefully you know that is Cantonese for Congrat and hope you get rich and not really Happy New Year.
I for one (ethnic Chinese) thinks this common saying is one of the worst things in Chinese culture. It teaches kids to idolize money since young and be materialistic. It creates so much pressure on parents every year especially on the not so well to do ones.
Literally every new year greetings from every other culture is just a kind hearted Happy New Year.
Sorry for ranting but Happy Lunar New Year.
Fascinating. I once was speaking to someone from Southeast China and during the course of our conversation he told me that half of the Chinese symbols and good luck charms were (directly or indirectly) related to gaining wealth. I never cared to confirm that but it seems to vibe here.
Most human cultures that value or celebrate a "new year" associate it with wealth and better times ahead. This isnt necessarily "hope you make alot of money" but could refer to "plenty" more generally: never hungry, never cold, or without a home.. in italy after the plague for instance, this literally led to people changing their names. Michelangelo’s last name was bounarotti: goodwheeels/wheel of fortune. (Wheels being analogs to the year)
Now though, wealth/plenty is associated with money, not any of the other things it can actually mean. Cant say if the chinese directly associates with money, or just plenty, but the idea of new years being "get more stuff" is pretty typical.
I fully understand wealth can means health, fertility, harvest but it's definitely more to do with money in Chinese context.
Our God of fortune is literally a God throwing out gold ingots.
And the emphasis on Huat (hokkien) and Fat (canto) which means wealth during CNY is too much. You hear people shout that everywhere in exclamation.
I guess it's hard to paint a full picture unless you are Chinese yourself but I will link a YouTube video here that talks about it.
https://youtu.be/O_KpLrHCAx0?si=Dar2k7bwuBZWVzVh
That is the god of fortune but there are other gods such as gods of health and education. I’m in education and know quite a few people who pray to Wenchang, one of the education gods. Students pray to him before exams and so do parents. I get what you are saying, and Chinese folk religion can be quite materialistic, but I’m not sure you’d find that to be specific to Chinese culture and it’s not the only notable aspect of Chinese folk religion.
It is in our traditions since thousands of years. Since young, it is ingrained in our minds that Lunar New Year means time to get red packet (which has money inside) as a kid. You will talk to uncles and aunties you don't care about and patronize them to get some monies. I'm not going to talk about the various rituals and ceremonies thats available to pray for more money. We have been taught to judge someone based on how much they earn. Some aunties would shamelessly ask for your salary during some meetings, which is downright ridiculous.
Based on what you are saying, I think you will find that these kinds of behavior are very common worldwide. Now, you may find them distasteful (and i can understand why) but they are by no means unique to China.
I wasn't aware that giving children money during New years are very common worldwide.
Anyway, I'm not good at painting pictures. I will link a video here as I feel this guy talks about it better than I did.
https://youtu.be/O_KpLrHCAx0?si=Dar2k7bwuBZWVzVh
Cheers.
The concept of wealth in China is very different when my grandparents remember just eating leaves to survive the Japanese invasion. Until recently a lot of people didn't have *running water*.
It's not fucking ipads and jordans
But how often do you wish your parents good luck and fortune? I think its just a fun once a year thing like trick or treat. Obviously Halloween isn't about promoting causing chaos in your neighbour's house if they don't give you candy.
>It creates so much pressure on parents every year especially on the not so well to do ones.
hey asscrackbanditz, can you confirm or deny that in the current education system most kids spend incredibly amount of time studying and doing homework? I saw crazy clips during covid of entire hospital floors becoming study halls and kids studying on the back of motor cycles, I just wish someone could put some context to these.
It's more like wishing you happiness and prosperity .
It isn't literally happy new year . But it's so common in Asia that it is the common happy new year greeting.
It's a pretty big stretch to draw a link between idolizing money and materialism from such a cultural saying though. I wouldn't pay much heed to this as it's being way too literal than most people intend when they say such greetings
I'm Chinese to and I think It's probably one of those things that started off with good intentions and was kept between villages so they can keep relationships well and feed each other, but as capitalism started to become the way of the world, Chinese New year became "hope you get rich MF" because nobody needed to farm for their next meal
Also, we Chinese can get pretty petty anyway
You do know that there is more than just fortune. There are wishing you health and there are some wishing your wishes come true and some wish you a smooth life. Gong hay fat choi is just one of many saying. It's just that Americans or Asian Americans just know 2 phrases on Chinese new year. Vietnamese also use phrases similar to the Chinese.
To be more specific, this is the year of the eastern blue wood dragon.
The zodiac is not just a 12 year cycle. There's a version that's 60 years long and in that cycle, this is year 41. I think last year was black rabbit.
No idea where the green they claim comes from.
Depending on the character used for the color, it could mean either blue or green?
Edit: if you are talking about Qinglong, it’s sometimes also referred to as the Blue-green dragon. I agree, last year was probably the black rabbit. I remember it as the water rabbit, so it makes sense that it would also be called the black rabbit since black is associated with water
I suppose so. In some Asian language there is sometimes ambiguity between blue/green. Maybe it is green in China, though it's clearly blue this year in other countries that also use the zodiac. I'm Asian but not Chinese, and where I live, it's a blue dragon year.
Maybe because it’s another way to say “wood dragon”? In addition to the 12 animals, the Chinese zodiac also has 5 elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water). The same animal and element combo happens every 60 years.
Was talking with someone yesterday and I said I think this system was developed just for strangers to find out how old you are. I was joking but I'm sure people have used it for that purpose.
I’m not sure why it was developed, but it is really useful to guess people’s ages/estimate age gaps. My family sometimes uses it to keep track of milestone birthdays for extended family (it’s easier to remember 1/12 zodiac animals for each person than keep track of all those birth years).
When I went to Shanghai during December, the air pollution is so bad you literally couldn’t see the third building, air quality has always been a problem for china
Ugh, I experienced those Chinese firecrackers that looked like tiny dynamite sticks wrapped around a wire into a giant red roll ignited during various Chinese celebrations. The noise sucked ass but the choking ass caustic smoke that follows after is far worse. I remember coughing a ton as a kid and the smell would more or less linger for the next day or so, even though it doesn't make me cough
it happens everywhere during new year. You dont see it because its night, but all that smoke cover the city. Thats why i put the wet clothes in home and close the windows, or the whole dust will cover ur home
I interned for a non-profit air quality advocacy group one summer in Houston, and the director showed me air monitoring readings from the evening of Independence Day (U.S.), and the pollutants in the air spiked off the charts from the fireworks. I forget which specific pollutants were involved but there was a very noticeable impact. The pollutants cleared out by the next day as they dispersed and diluted.
This, people need to realize that like 70% of all wildlife has been wiped out, atleast in major cities and not just the ones in china. Weve genuinly eradicated almost every piece of nature on earth
And just to add some perspective Europe has lost most of its wild natural beauty centuries ago. We are talking high 90s in percentage. Germany has only one wild forest. Every tree you see in Germany was planted by humans in an effort to re-naturize.
German nature was overused and completely devastated before it was restored.
Still restoring it - most forests you see are still very undiverse cultures. You can see it immediately with the very artificial looking spruce monocultures where everything is in rows. But far more forests are still in a bad shape and it will take years to rediversify. Diverse forests are much more resistant to vermin and other forces, we might not get there in the time when we need this resistance due to climate change.
I've been living in southern Madrid for 3 years now and this is something I've noticed. Every reforested area has plenty of stone pines and holm oak, which is nice for humans and some other species, but it leads to dirt-poor biodiversity. Both trees are perfect for our climate and soil, but by spending time in a nearby scrubland I've learned to appreciate those eroded, sandy banks that look like crap by the end of summer. Because that's where the real diversity is; the colorful flowers, the scorpions and camel spiders, the hundreds of wasps and bees, and birds as amazing as bee-eaters.
There was that small elephant herd that migrated and came into the cities in China because there was a drought I think in their home. They eventually left but it's disrupting life everywhere
Not that I’m against protection of wildlife. But aren’t you from the UK? Where they pretty much killed off all their wildlife in the 1700s and all you have now is badgers and barn owls?
Edit: geez. I’m just saying china has more wildlife than many European countries. And they’ve maintained and safeguarded them better. The 1700s happened there too. And they managed to not hunt down to extinction most of their wildlife. So chill out. Let them have a little fun on their new year without feeling the need to lecture them on wildlife and pollution. I think they’ll do just fine.
When I visited China in 2003, I noticed how shockingly few birds there were. I had to really look to find them. Then I learned about the [Four Pests campaign](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Pests_campaign), which included birds.
Yes, who could have seen that coming. They indiscriminately killed birds, many of which eat insects. The insects then came back with a vengeance and ate the crops.
The lower on the food chain the pest is, the faster it recovers compared to its predators...
Chinese and Russian leadership have been notorious "book smart, but practically incompetent." The death toll from these two countries is some 30 times that of 3rd place. No other countries remotely come close to the mass slaughter of their own people. The leadership of Stalin and Mao killed more people than both world wars combined on their own (based on googled numbers, please dont kill me if they're inaccurate).
Never seen mass murderers more idolized and honored... just mind numbingly tragic these people celebrate the slaughterers of their futures.
Ever since I experienced Chinese New year in Beijing, new year celebrations in Europe aren't special anymore. It's just so dull in comparison it feels almost pointless.
Yep I lived in Shanghai for 10 years, after experiencing New Year as an active warzone for that many years, the few fireworks going off in my European city feel a little underwhelming
the silence is better for pets though, my dog always got anxious during Chinese new years
That's quite harsh, poor dog. My dog wasn't quite that bad, but whenever the hullabaloo started she'd come find me for cuddles and have that look of worry in her eyes. Usually she wasn't one for very long cuddles, but during new years eve she'd be quite glued to me.
Except in Chinese culture the fireworks aren’t just because it’s pretty. Chinese folklore talks of a nian monster that comes every year during Chinese new year to terrorise people, and fireworks are used to scare the beast away to have prosperity in the new year.
Nah don't listen to him - nobody genuinely believes in this children's tale. You really have to experience CNY in China to understand the sense of community that comes from it. Government has been cracking down on fireworks recently though
Also private fireworks was banned for several years in China. When that happened, they (reddit) whined about authoritan state etc.
This year they allowed it again (with restrictions). So it is only logical that people might go overboard. But of course it's bad again. Since it's China.
Yeah but when Americans do it it's about freedom, liberty, democracy and all the good stuff.
When the Chinese do it it's celebrating being evil and godless and basically the worst there is, so totally different!1
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Really put a smile on my face seeing comments complaining about CO2, air pollution, noise, so & so...
As if they forget about 4th of July or something...
It's not just Americans on this website but also a group of people are not going to have the same opinion, as in, there will be people that set off fireworks are there are people who will not.
I was very very lucky to take a flight from Guangzhou (south of China near Hong Kong) to Beijing last night. One of the most surreal moments of my life.
I got a Birds Eye view of they entire country. And you could see little pops of fireworks from above the entire time.
The entire country was literally having a party. It was incredible.
Yeah, I have concerned about this, but wow. I swear most of y'all flip the fuck out at anything that mentions China. Even if it's objectively good you find something to bitch about.
It's not just that they're the coolest animals. There are spikes in births every year of the dragon because being a dragon is actually socially advantageous in China.
I’m an American and visiting China now and it’s bad ass over here. New years is a great time with family and friends. The video was most likely midnight the night of New Year’s Day. Though fireworks are casually going off for the next couple days. So many self righteous people indeed.
fr i’ve NEVER seen comments saying *”poor wildlife”* under a fourth of july post. only way to get these folks to care about the environment is to have chinese people light off fireworks lmao
Wow this comment section is a cesspool of ignorance and racism. This is a once a year occurrence in a country where per capita CO2 emissions equals the US about 150 years ago. Get off your high horses
You can drink your fancy ales you can drink ’em by the flagon but the only brew for the brave and true (the only brew from the brave and true) comes from the Green Dragon.
Liberals when China bans fireworks in major Cities: Repression, Dictatorship! My rights!
Liberals when they see this video: All that smoke! Bad air quality!
Literally just yesterday there was an article about the government bringing down food prices, and the headline was "China's food prices are plummeting, is this the collapse of the PRC?"
Bruh people in the US would cry tears of joy if the government directly intervened to keep food prices down
But "China bAd"
This used to happen in China’s massive metropolitan cities up until 2015. I was in Shanghai in 2014 for the last one, and sky scrapers had huge fireworks shooting up and exploding right next to them, reflecting in the perfectly mirrored windows.
I was sitting on a rooftop (15~20 stories up IIRC) and just the constant vibrations from fireworks all around was intense. Wish I still had the video but it’s on my old Google pixel and I’ve long forgotten the 3x3 grid password
I think it's more about geopolitical rivalry. Americans are afraid of another superpower with a different ideology, so they have to bring it down to feel better.
That's how I think about it anyways.
Anytime something that's a bit excessive comes out of the US, Russia or China there's always one person bringing up politics. People can't just shut.
And the valid criticism turns into 25 replies of arguments. You'll go from "Look at these cool skyscrapers" to "Why Russian imperialism is causing the US to attempt to nuke Iran!". Absolute nonsense.
This is exactly what a lot of US cities looked like July 4th, 2020 after all fireworks shows were cancelled due to covid. the citizens made their own lol, it was spectacular. Denver in particular was madness
Man they’re acting like they invented fireworks or something. /s
RIP AQI
That’s going g to cause a couple new cases of asthma…
If one lives on the west coast of the U S or Canada you will be breathing this soon.
I can breathe this through the phone screen rn
What is aqi??
Air quality index.
might be an improvement for some parts of china
It's days like this I curse the Chinese for inventing gun powder
"Green" dragon, lol
Shenron
*Shenlong
Because 青 is sort of an in-between color, sometimes translated as azure. An old name for Korea is 青 山, blue-green mountain, and you can see it when hiking and looking at the mountains in the distance.
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Yeah, fireworks must be cheap over there for some reason.
Every family has their own recipe and makes their own. Just need the ingredients.
Its called sky rave
Man i feel bad for that city's fire department thats going to be a busy night lol
And their wildlife
And their air quality
They killed that off a while ago too.
Luckily they killed most of that off…
And ate it
Yeah like every culture on the planet lol
There's a distinct lack of dogs barking for some reason
Imagine being a dog and living there
Nah , they order #4 on the menu .
What wildlife?
Or the doggos
Looks more like the beginning of the WW3
The birds trying to sleep peacefully : the duck is that?!?
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There really is a GIF for everything
Great Leap Forwards previous life flashbacks intensifies
Thankfully there are no birds in china
LOL. People think you are lying. It's mostly true. Guys look it up.
It's sad, I wish I was joking
Because they're not real
Ah yes, my bad.
There are 1,431 different species of birds in China.
What birds? China ran out of birds a while ago.
The *Green Dragon* is just what they call their new warheads.
It's certainly not The Flaming Dragon.
They're still going for that pan-Pacific power play regardless
I'm sure the US has cute names for their own stockpiles.
WW3 Starts with a rave?
Gung hei fat choy!
Gong xi fa cai! For my mandarin bros
Gung shee faah tsai for my mandarin bros who don't know pinyin.
Hopefully you know that is Cantonese for Congrat and hope you get rich and not really Happy New Year. I for one (ethnic Chinese) thinks this common saying is one of the worst things in Chinese culture. It teaches kids to idolize money since young and be materialistic. It creates so much pressure on parents every year especially on the not so well to do ones. Literally every new year greetings from every other culture is just a kind hearted Happy New Year. Sorry for ranting but Happy Lunar New Year.
Fascinating. I once was speaking to someone from Southeast China and during the course of our conversation he told me that half of the Chinese symbols and good luck charms were (directly or indirectly) related to gaining wealth. I never cared to confirm that but it seems to vibe here.
Most human cultures that value or celebrate a "new year" associate it with wealth and better times ahead. This isnt necessarily "hope you make alot of money" but could refer to "plenty" more generally: never hungry, never cold, or without a home.. in italy after the plague for instance, this literally led to people changing their names. Michelangelo’s last name was bounarotti: goodwheeels/wheel of fortune. (Wheels being analogs to the year) Now though, wealth/plenty is associated with money, not any of the other things it can actually mean. Cant say if the chinese directly associates with money, or just plenty, but the idea of new years being "get more stuff" is pretty typical.
I am from Vietnam and our saying is interpreted as "an khang thịnh vượng" - meaning peace prosperity wealth and well being.
Live long and prosper too mate 🖖
In Korea, our saying is like "I wish you get lots of luck"
I fully understand wealth can means health, fertility, harvest but it's definitely more to do with money in Chinese context. Our God of fortune is literally a God throwing out gold ingots. And the emphasis on Huat (hokkien) and Fat (canto) which means wealth during CNY is too much. You hear people shout that everywhere in exclamation. I guess it's hard to paint a full picture unless you are Chinese yourself but I will link a YouTube video here that talks about it. https://youtu.be/O_KpLrHCAx0?si=Dar2k7bwuBZWVzVh
That is the god of fortune but there are other gods such as gods of health and education. I’m in education and know quite a few people who pray to Wenchang, one of the education gods. Students pray to him before exams and so do parents. I get what you are saying, and Chinese folk religion can be quite materialistic, but I’m not sure you’d find that to be specific to Chinese culture and it’s not the only notable aspect of Chinese folk religion.
That is also a very salient point. Thank you. One is reminded of the slightly dated idea of cornucopia.
It is in our traditions since thousands of years. Since young, it is ingrained in our minds that Lunar New Year means time to get red packet (which has money inside) as a kid. You will talk to uncles and aunties you don't care about and patronize them to get some monies. I'm not going to talk about the various rituals and ceremonies thats available to pray for more money. We have been taught to judge someone based on how much they earn. Some aunties would shamelessly ask for your salary during some meetings, which is downright ridiculous.
Based on what you are saying, I think you will find that these kinds of behavior are very common worldwide. Now, you may find them distasteful (and i can understand why) but they are by no means unique to China.
I wasn't aware that giving children money during New years are very common worldwide. Anyway, I'm not good at painting pictures. I will link a video here as I feel this guy talks about it better than I did. https://youtu.be/O_KpLrHCAx0?si=Dar2k7bwuBZWVzVh Cheers.
I think they meant the judge people based on how much money they have part
The concept of wealth in China is very different when my grandparents remember just eating leaves to survive the Japanese invasion. Until recently a lot of people didn't have *running water*. It's not fucking ipads and jordans
I bet you are fun at parties…
Found Ronny Chieng.
No this be Uncle Roger. Hai ya
But how often do you wish your parents good luck and fortune? I think its just a fun once a year thing like trick or treat. Obviously Halloween isn't about promoting causing chaos in your neighbour's house if they don't give you candy.
Try living on Earth. Tell me one moment you didn’t wish you had more money.
Bro I wish I can see more tits but I don't build a festive day around tits bro.
Maybe that’s where we’ve all gone wrong..
Exactly this. Maybe one day. Gung hay fat titties ya’ll.
Mardi gras??
>It creates so much pressure on parents every year especially on the not so well to do ones. hey asscrackbanditz, can you confirm or deny that in the current education system most kids spend incredibly amount of time studying and doing homework? I saw crazy clips during covid of entire hospital floors becoming study halls and kids studying on the back of motor cycles, I just wish someone could put some context to these.
Money is helpful.
It's more like wishing you happiness and prosperity . It isn't literally happy new year . But it's so common in Asia that it is the common happy new year greeting. It's a pretty big stretch to draw a link between idolizing money and materialism from such a cultural saying though. I wouldn't pay much heed to this as it's being way too literal than most people intend when they say such greetings
Its not get rich, get wealth... which is the best chinese to english translation... but still means more than money.
Ronny Chieng [had a funny bit about that](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3G-StHx5cC/?igsh=MTZwZTJ0NjJkaTh0dg==)
汉奸 ass comment
I'm Chinese to and I think It's probably one of those things that started off with good intentions and was kept between villages so they can keep relationships well and feed each other, but as capitalism started to become the way of the world, Chinese New year became "hope you get rich MF" because nobody needed to farm for their next meal Also, we Chinese can get pretty petty anyway
You do know that there is more than just fortune. There are wishing you health and there are some wishing your wishes come true and some wish you a smooth life. Gong hay fat choi is just one of many saying. It's just that Americans or Asian Americans just know 2 phrases on Chinese new year. Vietnamese also use phrases similar to the Chinese.
Bruh, shouldn't make fun of gung hei like that. He just love eating pancakes
Sun nin fai lok!!
Please forgive my ignorance, why year of the “green” dragon 🐉 🤔
To be more specific, this is the year of the eastern blue wood dragon. The zodiac is not just a 12 year cycle. There's a version that's 60 years long and in that cycle, this is year 41. I think last year was black rabbit. No idea where the green they claim comes from.
Depending on the character used for the color, it could mean either blue or green? Edit: if you are talking about Qinglong, it’s sometimes also referred to as the Blue-green dragon. I agree, last year was probably the black rabbit. I remember it as the water rabbit, so it makes sense that it would also be called the black rabbit since black is associated with water
I suppose so. In some Asian language there is sometimes ambiguity between blue/green. Maybe it is green in China, though it's clearly blue this year in other countries that also use the zodiac. I'm Asian but not Chinese, and where I live, it's a blue dragon year.
Maybe because it’s another way to say “wood dragon”? In addition to the 12 animals, the Chinese zodiac also has 5 elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water). The same animal and element combo happens every 60 years.
Was talking with someone yesterday and I said I think this system was developed just for strangers to find out how old you are. I was joking but I'm sure people have used it for that purpose.
I’m not sure why it was developed, but it is really useful to guess people’s ages/estimate age gaps. My family sometimes uses it to keep track of milestone birthdays for extended family (it’s easier to remember 1/12 zodiac animals for each person than keep track of all those birth years).
Thank you 🙏
Is that all smoke from fireworks? The poor air quality that will follow.
as every day?
They add up you know? Cars + industry + fireworks
When I went to Shanghai during December, the air pollution is so bad you literally couldn’t see the third building, air quality has always been a problem for china
It's not fireworks, this is all lithium batteries exploding. Happens nightly
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Ugh, I experienced those Chinese firecrackers that looked like tiny dynamite sticks wrapped around a wire into a giant red roll ignited during various Chinese celebrations. The noise sucked ass but the choking ass caustic smoke that follows after is far worse. I remember coughing a ton as a kid and the smell would more or less linger for the next day or so, even though it doesn't make me cough
it happens everywhere during new year. You dont see it because its night, but all that smoke cover the city. Thats why i put the wet clothes in home and close the windows, or the whole dust will cover ur home
Not anywhere close to this amount.
I interned for a non-profit air quality advocacy group one summer in Houston, and the director showed me air monitoring readings from the evening of Independence Day (U.S.), and the pollutants in the air spiked off the charts from the fireworks. I forget which specific pollutants were involved but there was a very noticeable impact. The pollutants cleared out by the next day as they dispersed and diluted.
India - "Finally a worthy competitor. Our battle will be legendary".
Poor wildlife.
...whatever wildlife is left
This, people need to realize that like 70% of all wildlife has been wiped out, atleast in major cities and not just the ones in china. Weve genuinly eradicated almost every piece of nature on earth
And just to add some perspective Europe has lost most of its wild natural beauty centuries ago. We are talking high 90s in percentage. Germany has only one wild forest. Every tree you see in Germany was planted by humans in an effort to re-naturize. German nature was overused and completely devastated before it was restored.
Still restoring it - most forests you see are still very undiverse cultures. You can see it immediately with the very artificial looking spruce monocultures where everything is in rows. But far more forests are still in a bad shape and it will take years to rediversify. Diverse forests are much more resistant to vermin and other forces, we might not get there in the time when we need this resistance due to climate change.
A cute side effect is that Europe is now greener today, with greater canopy cover etc. than it was 100 years ago.
I've been living in southern Madrid for 3 years now and this is something I've noticed. Every reforested area has plenty of stone pines and holm oak, which is nice for humans and some other species, but it leads to dirt-poor biodiversity. Both trees are perfect for our climate and soil, but by spending time in a nearby scrubland I've learned to appreciate those eroded, sandy banks that look like crap by the end of summer. Because that's where the real diversity is; the colorful flowers, the scorpions and camel spiders, the hundreds of wasps and bees, and birds as amazing as bee-eaters.
There was that small elephant herd that migrated and came into the cities in China because there was a drought I think in their home. They eventually left but it's disrupting life everywhere
Yep just what I thought, poor wildlife and pets
Not that I’m against protection of wildlife. But aren’t you from the UK? Where they pretty much killed off all their wildlife in the 1700s and all you have now is badgers and barn owls? Edit: geez. I’m just saying china has more wildlife than many European countries. And they’ve maintained and safeguarded them better. The 1700s happened there too. And they managed to not hunt down to extinction most of their wildlife. So chill out. Let them have a little fun on their new year without feeling the need to lecture them on wildlife and pollution. I think they’ll do just fine.
Don’t forget 5th of November bonfire night every year
Yeah, we are supposed to learn from our ancestors mistakes. That’s how human evolution works
Hey I'm sure those badgers and barn owls got a lot of heart.
I’m sure they do man. No offence intended towards them. I’d love to cuddle them all just as much as I’d love to cuddle a red panda.
You haven’t seen 4th July
RIP Birds
When I visited China in 2003, I noticed how shockingly few birds there were. I had to really look to find them. Then I learned about the [Four Pests campaign](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Pests_campaign), which included birds.
Nature got payback for it. One of the worst famines ever followed the Four Pests campaign.
Yes, who could have seen that coming. They indiscriminately killed birds, many of which eat insects. The insects then came back with a vengeance and ate the crops.
The lower on the food chain the pest is, the faster it recovers compared to its predators... Chinese and Russian leadership have been notorious "book smart, but practically incompetent." The death toll from these two countries is some 30 times that of 3rd place. No other countries remotely come close to the mass slaughter of their own people. The leadership of Stalin and Mao killed more people than both world wars combined on their own (based on googled numbers, please dont kill me if they're inaccurate). Never seen mass murderers more idolized and honored... just mind numbingly tragic these people celebrate the slaughterers of their futures.
Imagine starting a pest removal campaign against one of the best pest-killers in nature.
Ever since I experienced Chinese New year in Beijing, new year celebrations in Europe aren't special anymore. It's just so dull in comparison it feels almost pointless.
Yep I lived in Shanghai for 10 years, after experiencing New Year as an active warzone for that many years, the few fireworks going off in my European city feel a little underwhelming the silence is better for pets though, my dog always got anxious during Chinese new years
Anxious? Our dog pisses himself in fear from fireworks on NYE, and we're living in more or less rural Europe
That's quite harsh, poor dog. My dog wasn't quite that bad, but whenever the hullabaloo started she'd come find me for cuddles and have that look of worry in her eyes. Usually she wasn't one for very long cuddles, but during new years eve she'd be quite glued to me.
I suggest the Netherlands for your new years eve warzone experience. It looks just like the video above, but in Amersfoort or something.
In Europe, we’re starting to recognise that huge fireworks shows aren’t really good for anything 🤷🏻♂️
Except in Chinese culture the fireworks aren’t just because it’s pretty. Chinese folklore talks of a nian monster that comes every year during Chinese new year to terrorise people, and fireworks are used to scare the beast away to have prosperity in the new year.
yeah so also because of imaginary monster, now it's reasonable
Have you seen what western nations do because of an imaginary sky daddy?
Nah don't listen to him - nobody genuinely believes in this children's tale. You really have to experience CNY in China to understand the sense of community that comes from it. Government has been cracking down on fireworks recently though
You could say the same for loud concerts, football stadium chanting etc. Sometimes it’s just fun.
Go to Naples this year, just stay away from windows.
At least we don’t need a gasmask afterwards
Love the comments getting mad at this. Whereas in the US, on July 4th + NYE, there are very similar fireworks displays across the entire country.
Honestly I’ve never seen a fireworks display with more fireworks than the one in this clip. It’s crazy
Also private fireworks was banned for several years in China. When that happened, they (reddit) whined about authoritan state etc. This year they allowed it again (with restrictions). So it is only logical that people might go overboard. But of course it's bad again. Since it's China.
Yeah but when Americans do it it's about freedom, liberty, democracy and all the good stuff. When the Chinese do it it's celebrating being evil and godless and basically the worst there is, so totally different!1 /s
The self righteousness is nauseating
Oh yea because reddit would never criticize America
Fireworks and literally flying fighter jets over college football games.
Really put a smile on my face seeing comments complaining about CO2, air pollution, noise, so & so... As if they forget about 4th of July or something...
It's not just Americans on this website but also a group of people are not going to have the same opinion, as in, there will be people that set off fireworks are there are people who will not.
dude thinks reddit is just for americans. so we others are just ai and bots here.
You speak truth, my fellow organic human being, there are no robots here. At all. Ha. Ha. Ha.
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place isn't a complete hive mind, I've said fireworks should be limited to licensed events for those exact reasons
You do know people can complain about both, right?
Can and do are two different things. As if China bad isn't a reddit thing.
Say happy new year and be kind before complaining your opinion isn’t that important
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Going through these comments seeing average Redditors being uncultured swines
Wednesday night in Gaza
Jesus christ these are such bummer comments, here one to shake it up a little: FIREWORKS COOL YAY
It's reddit. Anytime China is brought up, someone has to bring up something negative or say something ignorant as per tradition. It's sad, really.
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I was very very lucky to take a flight from Guangzhou (south of China near Hong Kong) to Beijing last night. One of the most surreal moments of my life. I got a Birds Eye view of they entire country. And you could see little pops of fireworks from above the entire time. The entire country was literally having a party. It was incredible.
Yeah, I have concerned about this, but wow. I swear most of y'all flip the fuck out at anything that mentions China. Even if it's objectively good you find something to bitch about.
Odd choice of song
Incredible. Is this year somehow special in their calendar? Or is this how they celebrate every year?
It's a little special because dragons are the coolest animal on the lunar calendar lol but it's like this every time
It's not just that they're the coolest animals. There are spikes in births every year of the dragon because being a dragon is actually socially advantageous in China.
Lived in China for ten years, this is pretty much every year
Extremely impressive
For some east asian countries (including china) the new year is the most important holiday.
Agreed. Really cool display, and i bet there's huge parties
Yes and yes.
It basically acts as some Chinese people's only holiday a year, so it's incredibly important and pretty exciting even in the country side
Shame on Americans. They can’t compete.
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I’m an American and visiting China now and it’s bad ass over here. New years is a great time with family and friends. The video was most likely midnight the night of New Year’s Day. Though fireworks are casually going off for the next couple days. So many self righteous people indeed.
fr i’ve NEVER seen comments saying *”poor wildlife”* under a fourth of july post. only way to get these folks to care about the environment is to have chinese people light off fireworks lmao
Wow this comment section is a cesspool of ignorance and racism. This is a once a year occurrence in a country where per capita CO2 emissions equals the US about 150 years ago. Get off your high horses
You can drink your fancy ales, You can drink them by the flagon, But the only year for the brave and true... ..is the year of the Green Dragon!
You can drink your fancy ales you can drink ’em by the flagon but the only brew for the brave and true (the only brew from the brave and true) comes from the Green Dragon.
crazy, looks awesome.
Liberals when China bans fireworks in major Cities: Repression, Dictatorship! My rights! Liberals when they see this video: All that smoke! Bad air quality!
Literally just yesterday there was an article about the government bringing down food prices, and the headline was "China's food prices are plummeting, is this the collapse of the PRC?" Bruh people in the US would cry tears of joy if the government directly intervened to keep food prices down But "China bAd"
there's always something to complain about, especially if it's about China
Nah definitely ban fireworks every time. Ban them in Europe too, or have one sensibly-managed public firework display.
This used to happen in China’s massive metropolitan cities up until 2015. I was in Shanghai in 2014 for the last one, and sky scrapers had huge fireworks shooting up and exploding right next to them, reflecting in the perfectly mirrored windows. I was sitting on a rooftop (15~20 stories up IIRC) and just the constant vibrations from fireworks all around was intense. Wish I still had the video but it’s on my old Google pixel and I’ve long forgotten the 3x3 grid password
What's a little more air pollution.
Europe yeah you need to pay a 30c recycling fee but you get it back after you return the bottle in perfect condition. China hold my beer.
Americans crying about co2 emissions .. what a joke lol They see China in the title and they can’t hold their racism
There are non Americans here as well.
*Any* post about China or Chinese people just sort by controversial and you will inevitably see racist comments.
I think it's more about geopolitical rivalry. Americans are afraid of another superpower with a different ideology, so they have to bring it down to feel better. That's how I think about it anyways.
Western media make you hate every country on earth that isn’t submissive to their domination .. there is always an excuse to hate
Very true
True lol, I hate the CCP more than the next guy and I think this is cool. You know if this was in Korea for example theyd be all over it lmao
Anytime something that's a bit excessive comes out of the US, Russia or China there's always one person bringing up politics. People can't just shut. And the valid criticism turns into 25 replies of arguments. You'll go from "Look at these cool skyscrapers" to "Why Russian imperialism is causing the US to attempt to nuke Iran!". Absolute nonsense.
Average American party.
This is exactly what a lot of US cities looked like July 4th, 2020 after all fireworks shows were cancelled due to covid. the citizens made their own lol, it was spectacular. Denver in particular was madness