Fireworks in Beijing

No, no pictures.

We heard some impromptu repetitive bangs outside, and figured nobody was getting shot, but we were still curious. What we saw were very low fireworks, of the smaller variety that one might see at a 4th of July festival.

It was pretty awesome, but we wondered two things: 1) Where are the police? There were dozens of apartment blocks within a few hundred feet, and this was actually pretty darn dangerous. 2) Isn't one of those things going to blow up on the ground?

Then it did.

But the impromptu show continued, either because the fuses had already been lit, or because everyone was okay. But it still looked a bit scary.