新年快乐 Happy Chinese New Year/The art of making Jaozi

The closest equivalent to our Christmas in China is Chinese New Year/Spring Festival. Today is Chinese New Years Eve and I am enjoying the day with my Chinese family :-). So far we have had an amazing home cooked lunch of things like Chicken Hotpot, Mushroom and Pork, Jellyfish, Pig Liver, Chinese green vegies, Bamboo, Tangyuan, home made soy milk and Jaozi...All very delicious. The video is of Netties Dad making Jaozi and making it look easy, If you can see some not so pretty Jaozi on the tray, that would be my attempt
 :-) Very tricky getting the little folds. If you really can't handle loud noise this is not the time and place to be in China. Crackers go nonstop ALL DAY.You can hear them in the video. Tonight at midnight is something that can't be explained , it's a definite have to be here kinda thing. The sky lights up bigger than any sky show in Australia and the noise is so loud you can't hear anything at all. Every New Years Eve there is a Chinese new year festival gala on TV, showcasing the countries biggest stars. The country will all watch this in between eating and letting off fireworks and crackers. You really are lucky if you can get to experience this event in China, nothing else quite like it in the world.

These photos are us not really enjoying setting off fireworks and crackers on the roof last night :-)

Too funny :-)