Just in time for Chinese new year I came back to Shanghai. I absolutely wanted to be in China during Chinese New Year...Was it worth it? Partly. Chinese New Year is a family reunion kind of thing and most Chinese travel across half the country to meet with their parents and/or grandparents (although, this year, they got stuck in the snow along the way)
So we had to celebrate within our own CEIBS family. Which we did. We we nt out for dinner and then to captain's bar to have a good view on the city and its fireworks. As I should find out later, the big fireworks happens on the fifth day of Chinese New Year and not the first. That's because the fifth day is the day of the God of wealth or so. Although it somewhat defies logic to burn up your money in the sky in order to become richer...
The interesting part was CCTV1. They screened an insanely boring new year's special show from 8pm till midnight. I've been told that all China watches these full four hours at home. Not much difference to Switzerland and Benissimo, here. Except that watching CCTV1 probably doesn't make you a millionaire. Ever.
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