Tangerine Trees for Lunar New Year of a Rabbit.

January 16, 2010
Kuala Lumpur

A Bangladeshi worker arranging tangerine trees, imported from China, at a shop selling auspicious plants and decorative item for the upcoming Lunar New Year in Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 17/01/2010

Tangerine trees or Four Seasons Lime Potted Plant are only sold once a year, a must have for Chinese New Year. The orange, bright yellow lime fruits and the luscious leaves that blend well with the fruits, bring about great symbolic, auspicious meaning to those who place them at the doorway or within the living room. It is supposed bring about abundant good luck and wealth for the year.

Ethnic Chinese Malaysians will celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rabbit, which falls on February 3, this year.

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