Chinese New Year

Jade Girl and Golden Boy figurines holding red banners with good wishes, Bangkok

Yellow envelope with good wishes, featuring twin golden carp swimming atop a golden yuanbao/ ingot/ coins, Bangkok

Red envelopes with necklace, bamboo an yin- yang sign, Bangkok

Shaped joss paper in form of juanbao/ingot, Bangkok

Pilled up s pirit money for ancestor veneration, Hanoi

A pack of spirit money featuring the Jade Emperor, Bangkok

Pink house made out of paper for ancestor veneration, Bangkok

Preparing a paper house's transport, Bangkok

Lucky charms made out fabric, featuring gold fish, Bangkok

Lucky charms with Chinese knots, golden yuanbao/ ingots and golden coins, Bangkok

Wat Mangkon Kamalawat temple decorated with Chinese lanternes and fire crackers, Bangkok

Lucky bamboo with Chinese lantern, twin golden carp swimming along a golden yuanbao/ ingot, Bangkok

Red coloured plastic dishes for offerings, Bangkok

Red coloured plastic dishes for offerings, Bangkok

Red lanterns with golden writing at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat Temple, Bangkok

Illuminated Wat Mangkon Kamalawat Temple, with picture of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Bangkok

Illuminated decoration at a facade in China Town, Bangkok

Incense, joss paper and food offerings in front of San Chao Guan U Shrine/ Gong Wu Shrine, Bangkok

Incense and joss paper offerings in front of San Chao Guan U Shrine/ Gong Wu Shrine, Bangkok

Incense, peacock feather and Golden Flower offerings, Golden Shine Foundation, Bangkok

Incense and joss paper offerings in front of San Chao Guan U Shrine/ Gong Wu Shrine, Bangkok

Incense, peacock feather and Golden Flower offerings at the Golden Shine Foundation, Bangkok

Incense, peacock feather and Golden Flower offerings at the Golden Shine Foundation, Bangkok

Incense, joss paper and fruit offerings in front of San Chao Guan U Shrine/ Gong Wu Shrine, Bangkok

Praying at The Golden Shine Foundation's Lucky Laughing Buddha, Bangkok

Figurines of Zhou Cang, Guan U and Guan Ping, Gong Wu Shrine, Bangkok

Flower garland offerings for Guan Yim/ Guan Yin/ Kuan Yim/ Kuan Yin statues, Bangkok

Offering of food, incense and joss paper to ancestors and other beings in the other world, Bangkok

Food and incense offering to ancestors and other beings in the other world, Bangkok

Offering food and incense to ancestors and other beings in the other world, Bangkok

Monks at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat Temple, China Town, Bangkok

Monks at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat Temple, China Town, Bangkok

Hui Chun/Red banner, good wishes painted on paper, Bangkok

Hui Chun/Red banner, good wishes painted on paper, made to order, Bangkok

Hui Chun/Red banner, good wishes painted on paper, made to order. Bangkok

Hui Chun/Red banner, above picture of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand, Bangkok

Imperial Guardian Lion in front of Canton Shrine, Thong Ching Thang, Bangkok

Lucky charm, red envelope with gold yuanbao/ ingots on lucky bamboo, Bangkok

Traditional Chinese New Year lantern with greeting girl, Bangkok

Goldfish on lantern, Bangkok

Chinese Knot with twin gold fish as lucky charm, Bangkok

Goldfish and flowers on red paper with good wishes, Bangkok

Jade Emperor and various symbols, lucky charm made out of paper, Bangkok

Good wishes on paper with sign of peach, peach blossom and red banners, Bangkok

Good wishes on paper with symbol of gold carp and dragon as lucky charm, Bangkok

Lucky charm, good wishes on paper with blossoms,, Bangkok

Lucky charm with sign of dragon on paper for good wishes, Bangkok

Lucky charms with various symbols , ‘year of the rat’, Bangkok