Originally Posted by
christep
Sorry, but less than 5 minutes of glorified (and relatively quiet) sparklers from those buildings really isn't in the same league as the 20+ minutes of proper (and noisy) fireworks that we have on Chinese New Year (and Chinese National Day).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOcSklXo6JY
But I guess the secret to happiness is low expectations.
And there's no major countdown party or concerts along the harbor front. Bigger parties are at LKF and Times Square where you can't see the above lightshow.