Jan
03
2009
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The festivities that came with the ushering of 2009 have barely died down, but preparations for a new set of festivities are just beginning: at Chinatown, the streets are being decked out and the vendors have begun to sell their wares in order to usher in the year of the Ox.
chinatownboy has the early edition of the Chinatown market in bullockcartwater.
Tags: Chinatown, Chinese New Year
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