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Chinese New Years Eve
5:03
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Recordist's notes
Fireworks are heard from around the Fuqun Gardens community, as midnight approaches. Through the windows, Thello can be heard complaining about having her surgical site cleaned. Recorded from the front porch. Stereo mics (Audiotalaia-Primo ECM 172), recorded via Olympus LS-10.
About the place
Hsinchu is a city of about 453,536 people in Taiwan, Taiwan. OttoAnna lists 196 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Olympus LS series. Olympus's LS line (LS-10, LS-11, LS-14, LS-100, LS-P4) – small recorders with good built-in mics.
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Sources & credits
- “No. 19, Fuqun Street, Xiangshan District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan 300 - Chinese New Years Eve” by Vince Hancock – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0