Editing Firecracker (section)

===China=== 
As of 2008, most urban areas in mainland China permit firecrackers. In the first three days of the traditional New Year, it is a tradition that people compete with each other by playing with firecrackers. However, many urban areas banned them in the 1990s. For example, they were banned in [[Beijing]]'s [[List of administrative divisions of Beijing|urban districts]] from 1993 to 2005.<ref>''[[People's Daily]]'' [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200507/20/eng20050720_197129.html 'Beijing to loose 12-year ban on firecrackers'], peopledaily.com, 20 July 2005, accessed 11 November 2008.</ref> Since the ban was lifted, the firecracker barrage has been tremendous. An unusual{{Clarify|date=February 2010}} feature is that many residents in major cities look down on street-level fireworks from their tower blocks. Bans are rare in rural areas.