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Beijingers celebrate Chinese New Year
Updated: 2015-03-16 14:22
I have been in Beijing for almost for years (but not continuously) and it was the first time I was staying for the whole spring festival.
I wanted to use this opportunity to see and understand how Beijingers celebrate the spring festival. For some pictures I simply went out and take pictures of scenes I found interesting. But as I felt it would not really allow to see family celebrations, I asked friends if they knew some families that would be willing to be photographed (and of course, in exchange I would give them the pictures too).
In the end I found three families but ended up taking pictures of only two as the third family's schedule changed and made things not very convenient to organize. It was a very nice and interesting experience. Both families were really great (and cooked very good food). I had an unforgettable Chinese new year in Beijing.
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Hongbao (Beijing, Daxing) [Photo/Laurent Hou] |
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