Best place to see Beijing's spectacular fireworks -- your own roof

To cavort in the cacophony of Chinese New Year, most expatriate and local Beijingers take to the streets. But there?s only one place to get a sense of just how spectacular Chunjie can be, and that?s from high above.

Normally, Beijing?s expansive flatness and overpopulation is tiresome, to say the least. But once a year, the place comes alive as millions of residents set off tens of millions of fireworks.

 

The mass effort conjures a rolling sea of colored fire stretching out in every direction toward the horizon, and an ocean-like roar.

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Source: http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/play/beijings-spectacular-rooftop-fireworks-displays-160304

Norah Jones Naomi Watts Christina Milian Donna Feldman Emma Heming