Dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the Happy Chinese Lunar New Year 2019 at Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand, on Feb. 5, 2019. The Chinese Lunar New Year serves as a bond connecting the Chinese and Thai peoples and it is also a great period of time when the two peoples celebrate together, Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Lyu Jian said Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the celebrations. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)