Source: CCTV.com

02-13-2008 09:07

Special Report:   2008 Spring Festival

For most Chinese people, the Spring Festival brings back the best memories of their childhood. With the great feasts, new outfits, fireworks and celebrations that last for weeks - no other holiday can top the joy that Spring Festival can bring to a child. But as China continues to open up and standards of living steadily improve, is Spring Festival changing for kids today? Our reporter Gui Xiaozeng takes us to meet two families - and we'll see Spring Festival through the eyes of a child.

His model trains run all over the living room floor. And his parents run all over  the house after little Kevin trying to get him whatever his tiny heart desires.

This is what a normal day is like for three-year-old Wang Yinjie, or little Kevin. His model trains run all over the living room floor. And his parents run all over the house after little Kevin trying to get him whatever his tiny heart desires.

He's got everything in the world that a three year old could ask for: cute clothes, the newest toys, and every now and then, a nice big meal.

At this tender age, little Kevin hasn't seen that many New Year celebrations. But he kind of gets what it's all about: Kevin's mother says she and her husband always try to give the best to their precious only son. He seems to like birthday parties more than the Spring Festival, because like a modern birthday boy, he gets birthday presents. So he doesn't have to wait until the Spring Festival every year for his wishes to come true. Things were different for Kevin's dad when he was a child.