In Beijing the celebration of the Lunar New Year showed a diminished display of colorful lights in the sky. The government warned that the smoke would heighten the already dangerous levels of air pollution as the smoggy days in January have doubled from last year. The fireworks that were set off reached their climax at midnight but after that they dwindled as day came. Normally the celebrations carry on well into the daylight hours. The firework sales were down 37% from last year with 260,000 cartons compared to 410,000 cartons.
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