Firework Sprees Run Rampant on 1st Workday of Snake Year

People ignite fireworks at a plaza in Shenyang, northeastern China's Liaoning province, Saturday morning, February 16, 2013. Firework sprees are staged in many places around China on Saturday morning, the first workday after this year's Spring Festival holidays. Many Chinese businessmen pray this way for a properous new year, but such activities have also been blamed for burdening cleaning workers and worsening air pullution. （Photo/Xinhua）