Chinese New Year Gift? Ring in the Year of the Goat in Bangkok with Pickabooclub!

As Bangkok ushers in the Year of the Goat, all eyes turn to Chinatown. Lanterns and banners dangle above its busy arteries, Yaowarat and Charoen Krung, row after row of yellow and red regalia bobbing on lines like fishing lures. It’s a magical time of year, the turning of the calendar according to the Chinese zodiac.

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Chinese New Year Gifts in Bangkok’s Chinatown.

February is the month of red. First comes Valentine’s Day, a time for love, and then follows one of Bangkok’s most stimulating holidays, Chinese New Year. Throughout the month, the city will be decked out in red—red hearts, classic red dresses, and fearsome red and green paper dragons.
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