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Chinese New Year Decorations - Three Essential Things

Chinese New Year is a big "celebration" and make home present joyful and festival atmosphere. Of course, traditional and profound Chinese culture should be showed out, and Chinese elements must become the main role for New Year's Decoration. In fact, if people want to achieve this effect, only a few of essential decoration things will be done.

First, Chinese Paper Cutting

Chinese paper cutting likes red furniture which will become the most eye-catching furnishings, and the air seems to pulse with an unspeakable warm things. Chinese paper cuts are one of the essential decorations for Chinese New Year without doubt. Most paper cutting pleads auspicious, happy, joy and some good things or allusions, idioms as theme which have plot and be easy to understand. Its content is also very wide, such as historical stories, myths, legends, heroes, the world's customs, landscapes, birds and flowers, so decorated your windows, walls, or furniture with paper-cut for this happy time is a matter of course.

Second, Chinese Knot

Chinese knots are always the lucky symbols for Chinese, and all of this decoration are hand-weaved by people. In addition, most of them are Chinese red color, so Chinese knots treat as another New Year's decoration, especially Chinese fish knot. Chinese people like using fish to predict "luck and having more than needs every year". Choose a string of fish ornament hangs in the bed or other places to create more festive and lively statement. If you are interested, you can also get a bunch of Chinese congenial knot to hang it on the door frame, so that everyone who comes to your house will bring New Year's festivity.

Third, Lantern

If compared to the pace of fashion, lantern is always walking in front, such as antique sheepskin lantern, romantic rattan lamp, pastoral lantern, different textures of lanterns create a different home styles. However, at the old year out and usher in the new time, an antique Chinese lantern is necessary for making "Chinese style". Those lanterns which are written with classical Chinese character or painted with Chinese ladies always remind people of the old time.

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whats it like to live in Phoenix AZ?

I am moving from Charlotte NC, but I am originally from California (bay area).

I miss the west coast and I am happier to be going back across the great divide.

But I am looking for a bit of advice and locals tips on living in Phoenix. I am looking at living in the southern area as this is where my boyfriends new job is. What areas are good to live? I am looking for a free standing home with privacy, not commercial housing or apartments. Also what are some great ethnic restaurants (mexican, indian, chinese, etc) and just general entertainment and local culture?

We are into outdoor adventures (hiking and camping) roadtripping, etc also I paint and I love art

Any advice would be great.

Thanks!!

I have lived in just about every region of the country and have lived in Phoenix for about 18 months. I lived back east in the DC area for 5 years and I know what you mean about the West. I love the West because the scenery changes and there are so many outdoor opportunities. Phoenix though is different animal but you are relatively close to a lot of things.

Choosing where to live in Phoenix is not easy. Phoenix is really spread out. But be aware that most of the "decent" jobs are in the East Valley (Scottsdale, Tempe). Don't even bother with Glendale or anything West of I-17. It's cheaper to live out that way, but sitting in traffic when it's 115 degrees 5 months out of the year is not fun.

I could recommend certain areas for looking for a house but I don't know your budget. If you can afford it, I would go for Awuatukee or Tempe or Chandler. If not, perhpas Mesa. Just be aware that North Scottsdale is the only area where there isn't a "seedy" area close by but it's as expensive to live there as it is the Bay Area (ok, not quite but it's close).

Also, I don't want to sour you on Phoenix as everyone has their own preferences but Phoenix, IMO, doesn't have much culture or nightlife. Phoenix is also, BY FAR, the least sophisticated big city I have ever lived in. Summers are also pretty unbearable. It's like a bad dream that doesn't end for 5 or 6 months.

If you like art you will however love Sedona. It's setting is really beautiful if you haven't been there yet. The Grand Canyon is also great - especially the North Rim. There's also lots of desert hiking opportunities in the Phoenix area in regional parks. The high country though is somewhat disappointing (Flagstaff, Prescott, Snowflake). There's nothing that compares to Yosemite or even Big Bear (outside of LA). But you can get out of the heat and into the pines in about 2 hours from Phoenix where you can find some decent camping (but not a ton of good hikes unfortunately).

Anyway, I could go on forever as I have pretty much explored the entire state. I hope I've given you at least some usable information.