![Humans of China: "My Uncle Sold Me for Two Cows and a Bag of Rice"](https://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_list_image/public/thebeijinger/blog-images/313215/138._edit.jpg "Humans of China: "My Uncle Sold Me for Two Cows and a Bag of Rice"")
that's what happens when you don't put important people on your payroll.
now we have ourselves more unemployed firework vendors.
Pic of the Week: Boom!
The cover of yesterday's Beijing Evening News featured this great image of police and firefighters destroying a huge batch of illegal fireworks that had been confiscated in the lead up to Spring Festival. 3,500 boxes of fireworks valued at around RMB 1.02 million were destroyed. The explosion took place at a reservoir in Daxing District at about 11am yesterday. Fans of big explosions can view more photos after the jump or by clicking here.
Links and Sources
Beijing Evening News: Image taken from the front page of the Jan 14, 2009 edition
Sina: 组图：北京销毁价值百万元劣质烟花
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