Thai students studing in China dresses in Thai costumes and demonstrates Thai dance in Wuzhou College in Wuzhou, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 20, 2010, one day ahead of this year's Loy Krathong festival. The festival interpreted the close tie between Thai culture and water when people ask water spirits to sail their troubles away in the Krathongs, which are containers originally made from banana leaves and carrying offerings of incense, lotus and small money. (Xinhua/He Liu)

A Thai student in China presents traditional Thai ornaments in Wuzhou College in Wuzhou, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 20, 2010, one day ahead of this year's Loy Krathong festival. The festival interpreted the close tie between Thai culture and water when people ask water spirits to sail their troubles away in the Krathongs, which are containers originally made from banana leaves and carrying offerings of incense, lotus and small money. (Xinhua/He Liu)