Being in China this time of year is extra special. Unlimited happiness topped with spectacles amazement.

https://i.postimg.cc/tRxpnwm7/A-Steemit-Solarguy-China-Spring-Festival-2019-The-Pig-1-small.jpg (My brief moment) https://i.postimg.cc/FHxwB2SP/A-Steemit-Solarguy-China-Spring-Festival-2019-The-Pig-1.jpg (Great scenary) The local tourism board invited a bunch of us expats to partake in some of the seasonal festivities. I even got a brief interview to be on TV, too bad I don’t watch. I have a TV, I turned it on once just to make sure it worked so I could my deposit back. It doesn’t! lol. However, I did get the cute reporter’s WeChat so maybe I can a video clip later. https://i.postimg.cc/43sHJhmf/A-Steemit-Solarguy-China-Spring-Festival-2019-The-Pig-1a.jpg (First rehearsal) https://i.postimg.cc/7YzVBccp/A-Steemit-Solarguy-China-Spring-Festival-2019-The-Pig-1b.jpg (The host and I, he was great and very understanding of foreigners inability to speak Chinese, though I rocked my lines like a pro, he saved those who stumbled.) https://i.postimg.cc/FsxfsVJY/A-Steemit-Solarguy-China-Spring-Festival-2019-The-Pig-1c.jpg (The co-host who played her role well. A little trooper going places.) It was a great show, lots of displays celebrating the New Year, the last year of the 12 years lunar cycle which hosts the pig. I’m a Monkey, I mean I’m the Monkey but I do fit the characteristics well. I had been giving a few Chinese lines to say on stage to the audience of a few hundred people. The setting was truly impressive and fitting for the evening’s activities. Everything was rehearsed a couple times moments before the show started, so no worries right? https://i.postimg.cc/J757b47g/A-Steemit-Solarguy-China-Spring-Festival-2019-The-Pig-1d.jpg (Front row and centre, we had some of the best seats, too good to be missed.) https://i.postimg.cc/gJdFJ8h0/A-Steemit-Solarguy-China-Spring-Festival-2019-The-Pig-1e.jpg (Everyone had a good feeling, smiles and laughs shared by all. Could you ask for more?) https://i.postimg.cc/DfRVJ9LD/A-Steemit-Solarguy-China-Spring-Festival-2019-The-Pig-1f.jpg (Backstage shameless selfie with some of the dancers.) https://i.postimg.cc/tRKfChHG/A-Steemit-Solarguy-China-Spring-Festival-2019-The-Pig-1g.jpg (The crowd grew and everything was perfectly orchestrated.) It was hosted by a small town about 40 minutes drive out of LiShui. In English it’s referred to as ***”Painting Town”*** because it basically a town centered around art and painting. I’d love to see it in the day time. It only takes about 5 minutes to walk from end to the other based on what I experienced. The group of about 20 foreigners came together on a bus rented for us. https://i.postimg.cc/bNPTBLhr/A-Steemit-Solarguy-China-Spring-Festival-2019-The-Pig-1h.jpg (It was simply a good time for all, especially us expats who got to feel new again.) https://i.postimg.cc/6pkTMjk1/A-Steemit-Solarguy-China-Spring-Festival-2019-The-Pig-1i.jpg (This was our group, not of us were foreign but we came together on the bus. Fun Times!) It was a fun night, a truly memorable experience that will be kept close my thoughts and heart for the rest of my days. I only wish more people could enjoy such an experience and feel the warmth Spring Festival can bring to everyone. It’s a festival to welcome a new year, another cycle of the seasons is welcomed across the globe by many nationalities. https://i.postimg.cc/h4LwvX4J/A-Steemit-Solarguy-China-Spring-Festival-2019-The-Pig-1j.jpg (The entire team that made the night so memorable. China has so much going on, everyone who lives here sees it.) ### Hmm, what’s the next big event to enjoy and participate in? Well, that’s my Spring Festival event. Can’t wait till the next one. This one was one of the best I’ve had, I even bought a pile of fireworks to paly with. The good fireworks, not sparklers or bang bangs, I mean real impressive show makers. LiShui is allowd to light them off so I need to get out of this city and find a place that allows it. In the next few days it will happen. I already know where, just need to get there. https://i.postimg.cc/Pxyn32Ls/A-Steemit-Solarguy-China-Spring-Festival-2019-The-Pig-1k.jpg ## Remember, take 1000 photos and a few are bound to be better then previous 990 https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://s21.postimg.org/ng6lfibwn/U5dtudk_MJ82z_Nxq_NWCh_ZJLmfiy4_C9_YD_1680x8400.jpg