Firecrackers, Marigolds, Lucky Money: Celebrating Chinese New Year, Tet and Lunar New Year
The pop and crackle of Chinese New Year firecrackers going off around our Siem Reap neighbourhood have punctuated the soundtrack of birdsong, motorbikes, barking dogs, crowing roosters, laughing students, and the occasional shouts of tuk tuk drivers: “Tuk tuk? You want tuk tuk, Madam?” Gōng xǐ fā cái! Happy new year! As it is the … Read more