03 FEBRUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man dumps soybeans into a cooking vat in Bangkok's Chinatown. The soybeans will be used to make desserts and snacks for Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year celebrations in Bangkok start on February 4, 2019. 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
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