Guangzhou will hold its annual fireworks display on the evening of the first day of the Chinese Spring Festival, which falls on February the 2nd this year.
The 22-minute fireworks display will run from 8:30 to 8:55 PM over the Bai Er Tan section of the Pearl River.
About 180,000 fireworks will be set off.
To protect navigation safety, the Guangzhou Maritime Safety Bureau and the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau will close off some sections of the Pearl River to boat traffic and close some roads to areas along the Pearl River.
(Southcn.com January 30, 2003)
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