{"id":2174,"date":"2009-05-15T04:08:50","date_gmt":"2009-05-14T20:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asianramblings.com\/?p=2174"},"modified":"2009-05-15T04:08:50","modified_gmt":"2009-05-14T20:08:50","slug":"firecrackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/firecrackers\/","title":{"rendered":"After the firecrackers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/fireworks-and-doors-sml.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2173\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/fireworks-and-doors-sml\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/fireworks-and-doors-sml.jpg?fit=600%2C484&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,484\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1171794029&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fireworks-and-doors-sml\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/fireworks-and-doors-sml.jpg?fit=300%2C242&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/fireworks-and-doors-sml.jpg?fit=600%2C484&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2173\" title=\"Chinese firecrackers and decorated doors\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stevepeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/fireworks-and-doors-sml.jpg?resize=575%2C463\" alt=\"An image of Chinse firecrackers\" width=\"575\" height=\"463\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The remnants of firecrackers, in small Hunan, China village, on the first day of Chinese Lunar New Year. 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