This Day, That Year
China Daily | Updated: 2017-02-14 07:42
Items from Feb 14, 1983, in China Daily: Like millions of other Beijing residents, this family (right) marked the arrival of Spring Festival with fireworks.
The spectacle lasted more than 40 minutes - a record in this ancient city's history - but sporadic explosions continued throughout the night. ...
People bought fewer and smaller fireworks than usual for this year's Spring Festival holiday in Beijing and Shanghai, where authorities had reduced the number of outlets allowed to sell them.
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