People drive their cars down the road and set off firecrackers.
There are also dangerous scenes where you stick out of the car or sit in the trunk and set off firecrackers.
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Officials spray fire extinguishers on citizens who set off firecrackers, and police cars follow and crack down on them, but it is not enough to stop the firecrackers.
Firecrackers were set off all over China to celebrate the New Year.
The Chinese believe that firecrackers ward off plague and bad luck.
However, most cities have banned fireworks because of the high fire risk, air pollution and noise.
This time, firecrackers were set off, and vehicles caught fire or apartment fires broke out.
Nevertheless, petitions to allow fireworks are continuing.
As the era of 'With Corona' opened in three years due to the easing of the quarantine against Corona 19 by the Chinese authorities, I want you to enjoy a sense of liberation and a New Year's atmosphere.
Clashes also broke out between citizens who wanted to enjoy the fireworks and the police who tried to stop them.
When the police tried to arrest citizens setting off firecrackers, citizens stopped them, and some citizens even climbed onto the roof of police cars or overturned and destroyed police cars.
However, in the era of With Corona, it is time to change the atmosphere even to revitalize the economy.
An increasing number of local governments, such as Beijing, Liaoning and Shandong, allow fireworks.
Even state media urged that the ban on firecrackers be reviewed.
[China CCTV Comment: People who have gradually escaped from the shadow of Corona 19 for 3 years are eager to greet a new life with fireworks.]
China's firecrackers are expected to reach their peak during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, the biggest holiday.