NANCHANG, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Celebrations of Chinese New Year's Day was given a distinctly hi-tech update by millions of young Internet users in China this week.

    "Compared to the traditional way, celebrating Chinese New Year's Day on the Internet is more exciting," said Wei Jianhui, 23, who spent the New Year's Eve chatting with dozens of online friends.

    The Chinese New Year's Day, also known as the Spring Festival, falls on Feb. 18 this year.

    Yang didn't watch the New Year's Day television gala, which attracted an estimated audience of more than a billion people last Sunday evening.

    Instead, Wei, who lives in this capital of Jiangxi Province, spent New Year's eve decorating his blog with red lanterns and firecrackers.

    "Clicking on the blog, my friends will get my New Year's greetings", said Wei.

    Wei told Xinhua that more than 30 of his friends spent the New Year's eve chatting on the Internet.

    Many young people in Nanchang celebrated Chinese New Year the same way as Wei.

    All of the 300 computers at a local Internet cafe were occupied on New Year's Eve, said manager of Jingying Internet Cafe. Four other Internet cafes in the area were similarly packed.