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my life in the little red dot.2009-01-20
Chinese New Year preparations (A moment I enjoyed with my family)
Last Saturday, my family, which included my father (who don't normally go out with us), my mother and my sister went to Chinatown to shop for items for the coming Chinese New Year. We took bus number CT18 there. When we arrived there, we saw crowds all over the place.The street was decorated with Chinese New Year stuffs such as auspicious Chinese characters and fake firecrackers.
First, we went to buy some traditional snacks such as barbecued meat , known as "bak kwa" in dialect. We also bought pineapple tarts and many other more snacks. But my favourites are abalone, which is very expensive, my father said that one can was enough, we should be thriftier because of the financial crisis. Another one is shark's fin, which also costs a lot too, even though I love shark's fin, I don't want to eat it often not only because of the price, but also to support anti-shark killing. After we bought snacks, we went to buy fake firecrackers, red packets some pieces of auspicious Chinese characters for house decorations.We had our dinner at one Chinese restaurant, they consisted of some famous Chinese dishes, such as the Hainanese chicken rice.
After we had our dinner, we went to a place where there were exhibitions about some ox statues (as this is a year of ox), some were decorated with beautiful patterns. We took out our camera and took pictures of them.
We went to my cousin's house afterwards,we helped them with their house decorations, then we played games such as hide-and-seek and catching together. After that, we sat down in the living room telling jokes and sharing one's interesting things that they had. By the time we went home, it was already eleven at night.
The next day, my sister and I helped my parents with the decorations by hanging some of the firecrackers and pasting some of the auspicious Chinese characters. Even though Chinese New Year is still some days away, my mother said it is always better to have all things done first.
To me, Chinese New Year is a festival that is very important to the Chinese, it is a new year according to the Chinese calender. This festival is celebrated for thousands of years, therefore it is very important to make sure that the younger generations are taught to preserve and celebrate it, I think that all Chinese should take this festival seriously. Other than that,Chinese New Year is a festival that creates a chance for you to spend time with your families, I enjoyed myself very much with my family last Saturday and Sunday.
To have a music of Chinese New Year song, copy this link: www.ct17.cn/fudaobu/UploadFiles_6197/200702/03HXGXN.mp3
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