Chinese New Year

Jade coloured laughing buddha with yuanbao/ ingot, banner and coin holding porcelain figurines of mice, ‘year of the rat’, Bangkok

Lucky charm of a pig with a pineapple, ‘year of the pig’, Bangkok

Golden pigs as lucky charms, ‘year of the pig', Bangkok

Golden pig with yuanbao/ ingot, ‘year of the pig’, Bangkok

Mouse holding a red banner, lucky charm, good wishes on paper, 'year of the rat', Bangkok

Acrylic mouse with bag full of money as lucky charm, ‘year of the rat’, Hanoi

Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse with the Chinese character 'Ji' on jacket , pulling a wagon full of cabbage, ‘year of the rat’, Hanoi

Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse , running with (olympic?) torch, ‘year of the rat’, lucky charm for the year 2008, Hanoi

Boys at a food stall, wearing red and gold coloured clothing, Bangkok

Girl at a shop wearing a red blouse with Chinese knots and floral design, selling golden yuanbao/ ingot and a figurine of Guan Yim with the Thousand Arms , Bangkok

Boy wearing red and gold coloured clothing with Chinese knots, Bangkok

Girl wearing golden coloured clothing with Chinese knots and symbols of dragons in clouds, Bangkok

Girl offering incense at Canton Shrine wearing red coloured clothing, Bangkok

Girl with Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Mini as hair clip, red coloured clothing with Chinese knots and peacock feathers, 'year of the rat', Bangkok

Girl wearing golden coloured clothing with floral design and Chinese knots, Bangkok

Girl near a foo lion at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat temple, Bangkok

Twin golden carp along with a golden yuanbao/ ingot as lucky charm on lucky bamboo, Bangkok

Lucky charm with rice bushel/ basket and peanuts on Money Tree, Bangkok

Lucky charm with Chinese knots, amulet of Guan Yim, red banners, a rice bushel/basket and a pig, ‘year of the pig’, Bangkok

Lucky Charm for home decoration with rice bushel/ basket, a bag full of money and red Chinese knots, Bangkok

Lucky charm with with rice bushel/ basket yuanbao/ ingot and Chinese knots in red colour, Bangkok

Lucky charm with chilli and Chinese lantern in auspicious red colour, Bangkok

Lucky charm with golden coloured maize, Bangkok

Lucky charm with Jade Emperor (?) and wistle on Money Tree, Bangkok

Golden yuanbao/ ingot for home decoration, Bangkok

Peacock feather offering, Golden Flower offering and joss paper juanbao/ ingots for sale, Bangkok

Shopping for joss paper and incense paper, Bangkok

Shopping for joss paper and paper objects, Bangkok

Piled up joss paper with Chinese figurines, Bangkok

Green house made out of paper and various kinds of joss paper and spirit money hanging from the ceiling, Bangkok

A pack of spirit money featuring the Jade Emperor on the bill, Bangkok

Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse on a paper dress, a modernisation of joss paper, Bangkok

Mercedes car with liveried chauffeur made out of paper/ cardboard, a modernisation of joss paper, Bangkok

Dentures made out of paper/ cardboard, a modernisation of joss paper, Bangkok

Airplane made out of paper/ cardboard, a modernisation of joss paper, Bangkok

Telephone and bagua mirror with yin and yang sign. The phone is made out of paper/ cardboard, a modernisation of joss paper, Bangkok

'Niki' sneakers made out of paper/ cardboard, a modernisation of joss paper, Bangkok

A typical 'rice cooker' made out of paper/ cardboard, a modernisation of joss paper, Bangkok

Goldbars, jewellery, 'Nokia' mobile phones made out of paper/ cardboard, a modernisation of joss paper, Bangkok

Joss paper, Bangkok

Girl looking at display of golden and jade home decorative items, Bangkok

Purchase- and sale prices of gold during New Year's celebration written on a goldshop's window displayed in baht next to lucky charms with mice, Bangkok

Girls and yellow lion of the Lion Dance at a parade, Bangkok

Girls wearing costumes , Bangkok

Money donation at Wat Trimit, collected amount shown on electric banner in Thai Baht, Bangkok

Dragons made out of fabric with drums on the upper end for sale in front of red banner, Bangkok

Girls taking a picture in front of a street decoration, Bangkok

Girls at a road side restaurant wearing the symbolic auspicious colour red, Bangkok