They've started selling decorations on the street. At this time of year, everyone cleans off their doors (a bit of spring cleaning for the Spring Festival), and then hangs new signs for the new year. The red signs welcome wealth and good fortune as well as guarding the home from evil spirits.
In most Chinese cities, fireworks are illegal....but not in Dalian. Here is a sampling of the fireworks for sale.
Not to say that we are overprotective of our children, but I'm pretty sure that they don't sell Mickey Mouse fireworks in the U.S.
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