This post is a bit overdue since it's now the last week of March. Anyhow, I still have to share this with you guys. :)

Despite the fact that there was no countdown event and no spectacular fireworks display that would cap the festivity, locals and tourists nonetheless congregated in the plaza of Nanjing Lu.


Perhaps most of them had no idea that the New Year's Eve final countdown was to be held at the Bund.

It wasn't the most exciting of New Year's Eve, but it was alright.

One thing that surprised me when some of the crowds started to send red paper lanterns into the sky. Looking at these beautiful flying lanterns glow as they silently drifted up into the air was just awesome. They were like little pieces of art.

Our photographs and video don't do justice to the beauty of the Sky Lanterns, so here's a photo from the web just to let you know how it looks like.

It is a belief that the Sky Lantern is a symbol of peace, good fortune and letting go of all worries.