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Beijing

New Year's eve reunion

Lunar New Year's eve dinner is the most important feast for Chinese families. Shangri-La Hotel, Beijing, arranges a reunion feast on New Year's eve in the Garden Wing Ballroom to usher in the Year of the Snake, with a giant screen installed so that you can enjoy entertaining television programs with your loved ones and friends. A table for 10 is priced at 6,888 yuan net. A table accommodating more than 10 people will be charged 688 yuan per extra person (maximum of 12 people per table). Complimentary soft drinks, local beer and wine will be offered. 010-6841-2211 Ext 6572.

Chinese New Year feast

Celebrate the special occasion of Chinese New Year at Dragon Palace, Kempinski Hotel Lufthansa Center, with a wide range of delicious, traditional Chinese dishes carefully prepared by acclaimed chefs. Finest ingredients and culinary favorites promise an unforgettable experience to welcome the Year of the Snake. Three set menus available at 228 yuan, 268 yuan, or 298 yuan per person. Price is subject to 15 percent surcharge. Available from Feb 4-17. 010-6465-3388 Ext 4217.

Love in Italian

Bene Italian Restaurant at Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng Hotel prepares a Valentine's Day dinner. Wow your loved one with traditional Italian cuisine delicately designed for Valentine's Day by newly arrived chef de cuisine Giovanni Ricci. Spent a night delightfully with sumptuous food, romantic environment and the most adorable person at Bene. 788/888 yuan per couple for a four- or five-course special set dinner. 2,299 yuan per couple for a seven-course exclusive romantic dinner compliment with sparkling wine, white wine and red wine in your own private dining room. 010-5798-8888.

The Eatery Restaurant at Four Points by Sheraton Beijing, Haidian, prepares appetizing Southeast Asian cuisine from January to February. The spread includes spring rolls, layer cakes, Hainanese chicken rice, Tom Yum Kung and a variety of colorful and juicy tropical fruits. Buffet dinner is priced at 298 yuan per head, plus 15 percent surcharge. 010-8889-8612.

Romance is in the air

Traders Hotel, Beijing, presents a romantic Valentine's Day, featuring a classic four-course set menu at T-Bazaar. The menu includes appetizer, soup, main course of pan-roasted brandy king prawn or grilled Angus rib-eye steak, dessert and drinks. The package includes a rose and a chocolate gift box, Traders Club Deluxe Room, and private buffet breakfast in the Traders Club Lounge. 1,588 yuan plus 15 percent service charge. Or, set menus only at 388 yuan and 588 yuan at T-Bazaar. 010-6505-2277 Ext 35.

Shanghai

Sumptuous Valentine's dinner

Giovanni's Italian restaurant at the Sheraton Shanghai Hongqiao Hotel is presenting a delectable six-course Valentine menu. Accompanied by red wine, the menu consists of codfish, fennel soup with pan-seared scallops and prawns, almond-crusted lamb with truffle sauce and chocolate dome with fresh strawberries for dessert. 021-6275-8888 Ext 4276.

Central Hotel honored

The Central Hotel Shanghai was recognized as an "Excellent Brand of the International Hotel Industry" at the China hotel industry's culture festival on Dec 5. The prize is regarded as a top award in China's hotel industry. 021-5353-8888.

Resplendent New Year package

Kerry Hotel Pudong Shanghai is preparing a special package for the Lunar New Year, which is available from now until Feb 28. The package includes a two-night-stay in the hotel's 168-sq-m presidential suite, two tables for a special dinner at the Blossoms restaurant, a one-year family membership to Kerry Sports, a gift card for the hotel spa, one-way limousine service to the airport and more. 021-6169-8888.

Fanciful Valentine

Sheraton Shanghai Waigaoqiao Hotel is introducing a special package for a memorable Valentine's night. This will include a one-night stay at the hotel in a deluxe room, dinner at the Yue Chinese restaurant, breakfast delivered to the room, an experience at the Shine Spa and the chance to take a spin in a Bentley. 021-3121-9999.

Smooth sailing

The 18th China (Shanghai) International Boat Show Industry Forum was held in the Grand Hyatt Shanghai on Jan 8. Yang Xinfa, deputy secretary-general of the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry, gave the opening speech to an audience that included industry heavyweights such as Ferretti, Heesen and Bavaria. 021-6289-5289.

(China Daily 01/12/2013 page13)