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Fireworks explode in the air to celebrate Chinesee New Year on February 3, 2011 in Beijing, China
Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011

Open quoteWhen you hear that pow and see the flash of light, you feel your blood race.Close quote

  • YAO ZHIGANG,
  • a tech worker, moments before setting off a black-market firecracker in Beijing; lighting fireworks is a spring festival tradition, despite the fact that they injure people and damage property every year
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