People enjoy water fun in Bangkok
2009-04-14 03:09:31 GMT2009-04-14 11:09:31 (Beijing Time)
China Daily
Locals and tourists spray water on each other with water guns along Khao San Road in Bangkok, Thailand, April 13, 2009.[CFP]
Locals and tourists walk along Bangkok's Khao San Road carrying water guns while soaking wet in Bangkok, Thailand, April 13, 2009. [CFP]
Demonstrators swarm a military vehicle of the Thai army on a street in Bangkok, Thailand, April 12, 2009. After Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared the state of emergency, demonstrators of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship took to the streets to stop army tanks and peacefully forced them back to their barracks. [CFP]
Locals and tourists are soaking wet as they spray water on each other with water guns along Bangkok's Khao San Road Thailand, April 13, 2009.[CFP]
Locals and tourists walk along Bangkok's Khao San Road carrying water guns while soaking wet in Bangkok, Thailand, April 13, 2009. [CFP]
The governor of Bangkok has canceled all Songkran (Thai New Year) activities hosted by City Hall after the government declared a state of emergency amid the worsening political turmoil. But many tourists and locals shrugged off the state of emergency declaration and embraced the traditional water-splashing activities with gusto.
