I have had the honor and privilege of living in the United States for a couple of years now. Yesterday was July 4, a celebration of America’s independence. As part of the festivities, people were lighting off fireworks. For a country known for doing things big, it was in fact, quite … quaint, I am sorry to say. Below is a short video I shot from my balcony (actually, I put the camera out there and scurried back inside) in Shanghai on Chinese New Year, 2010.

Chinese New Years Fireworks – Shanghai 2010 from Stephen DeKuyper on Vimeo.

You should note that this was only my neighbourhood, but the same thing was going on throughout the city (~20 million people). Enjoy … and oh yeah, those fireworks that looked very close were in fact exploding outside my window.