The Chinese New Year begins on February 18th. At midnight the skies all over China will be filled with fireworks as everyone sets them off. This upcoming year is special as it is the year of the Golden Pig. The Golden Pig only comes once every 60 or 600 years depending on who you talk to. It is believed that if you are born this year you will be very successful. There are many articles in the english paper here about how many couples are planning to have a child this year. The government is worried that there will be a population surge which will require them to build more schools several years from now.
We will not be in Shanghai for the New Years Celebration, we are going to a beach resort in Langkawi, Malaysia. If you look at the map below it is the little island south of Penang and West of Georgetown. We will update the blog with pictures and stories when we return.
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