ChineseNewYear

08 FEBRUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People hold incense over their heads while they wait in line to get into Wat Mangon Kamlawat, the largest Mahayana (Chinese) Buddhist temple in Bangkok during the celebration of the Lunar New Year. Chinese New Year is also called Lunar New Year or Tet (in Vietnamese communities). This year is the "Year of the Monkey." Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese population in the world; about 14 percent of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and some Chinese holidays, especially Chinese New Year, are widely celebrated in Thailand. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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08 FEBRUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People hold incense over their heads while they wait in line to get into Wat Mangon Kamlawat, the largest Mahayana (Chinese) Buddhist temple in Bangkok during the celebration of the Lunar New Year. Chinese New Year is also called Lunar New Year or Tet (in Vietnamese communities). This year is the "Year of the Monkey." Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese population in the world; about 14 percent of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and some Chinese holidays, especially Chinese New Year, are widely celebrated in Thailand. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ