05 FEBRUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People make Chinese New Year offerings at Wat Mangon Kamalawat, a large Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok's Chinatown. Chinese New Year celebrations in Bangkok started on February 4, 2019, although the city's official celebration is February 5 - 6. The coming year will be the Year of the Pig in the Chinese zodiac. About 14% of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and Lunar New Year, also called Chinese New Year or Tet is widely celebrated in Chinese communities in Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ