Beijing

Get together Chinese style

Reunion dinners are a major highlight of the Chinese New Year. Come and dine with those closest to you from Feb 1-24 at Chynna restaurant, Hilton Beijing Wangfujing, where chefs will pamper you with three tailor-made menus, starting from 488 yuan per person plus 15-percent service charge. The restaurant has prepared a range of nourishing delicacies for your family - and also offers a free flow of soft drinks, juice and complimentary selected wine or premium Chinese liquor. 010-5812-8888 Ext 8411.

Prosperous dinner

Celebrate the New Year at Qi Chinese Restaurant, The Ritz-Carlton Beijing Financial Street. Chef de cuisine Jimmy Wong will serve a fine Chinese menu, including several typical dishes that are eaten to usher in wealth, happiness and good fortune. These include braised fish maw and sea cucumber with dried scallop, steamed baby lobster with chopped garlic. Dinner sets in Qi Chinese Restaurant are priced from 688-1,888 per person. 010-6629-6660.

Sweet Italian set dinner

Barolo Italian Restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton Beijing sets the mood for romance with a five-course dinner for Valentine's Day. A glass of welcome champagne will complement the epicurean delight. Available from 6-10 pm. 2,088 yuan for two people, plus a 15-percent surcharge, including romantic live entertainment, roses and chocolate as the door gift for every lady, and a delicate Ritz-Carlton photo frame for every couple. 010-5908-8777.

Burger mania

Chefs at Kranzler's will freshly prepare a wide range of burgers at a buffet from 5:30-10:30 pm every Saturday and Sunday through March 30 at Kempinski Hotel Beijing at the Lufthansa Center. Choose between eight delicious burger dishes with a great choice of toppings including a buffet of cold dishes and rich desserts. 298 yuan per head, plus 15-percent surcharge. 010-6465-3388 Ext 4222.

Festive afternoon tea

Lobby lounge at China World Hotel greets the coming New Year with a festive afternoon tea, meant to be savored and enjoyed at leisure in Chinese palace-inspired surroundings, to the accompaniment of live classical music. Don't miss the delightful miniature pastries created by China World Hotel's award-winning pastry team. The New Year afternoon tea is 298 yuan per head plus 15-percent service charge including two hot drinks. Available from Jan 1-31. 010-6505-2266 Ext 37.

Valentine sweets

The Langham Xintiandi Shanghai is introducing a special Valentine's Day package including afternoon tea featuring chocolate cakes filled with mangoes and strawberry cakes in the hotel's signature pink. 021-2330- 2232.

Banyan Tree Valentine

Banyan Tree Shanghai on The Bund invites lovers to celebrate Valentine's Day in a halcyon waterside setting with resplendent views of the Huangpu River, historical Bund and glittering Lujiazui skyline. The hotel's head chef has prepared enticing gourmet dishes for the occasion, including deep-fried oysters with horse radish crme, Balik salmon and caviar bagels and avocado mousse and tuna tartar. 021-2509-1188.

Go West in style

The Ritz Carlton Chengdu will open in the Sichuan provincial capital's downtown in the summer of 2013. It will be the group's flagship property in southwestern China, featuring more than 300 rooms, a world-class fitness center and indoor pool and a spa. 0852-2192-6207.

Welcoming the Year of the Snake

To celebrate the coming of the Year of the Snake, The Puli Hotel and Spa is introducing a special New Year package available from February 8 to 18 featuring a deluxe king room. The package will include perks like a complimentary bottle of red wine, American breakfast at Jing'an, light breakfast at Long Bar, complimentary stocked minibar, and unlimited use of the hotel's health club and 25-meter heated infinity pool. 021-3203-9999.

New Year seafood delight

The Westin Bund Center Shanghai is rolling out a marvelous seafood buffet dinner with a lucky draw and live entertainment to celebrate the New Year. The epic meal, featuring free-flow wine to put guests in the festive spirit, is the ideal way to end 2012 on a satiated note. 021-6335-1888.