Fireworks in Beijing kick off the year of the snake
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BEIJING, CHINA -- Beijing starts off the Chinese New Year with a bang.
Fireworks lit up the sky at midnight on the first day of the first month of China's traditional lunar calendar.
Sunday kicked off the year of the snake.