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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 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, 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
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
All photos copyright 2008 Valeska Gehrmann. . Reproduction prohibited without permission.
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