Chinanews, Beijing, Dec. 8 – Although there are still two weeks away from the Christmas, Beijing, the capital of China, is ready to celebrate this Western festival.

 

Beijing New World Department Store has spent 400 thousand yuan (US$51 thousand) to build a huge Christmas tree. The tree is 28 meters high and 16 meters in diameters, making the highest Christmas tree .

 

It is also a good opportunity for hotels and restaurants here to make more money. They have been preparing various activites for this holiday since last May, and now they endeavor to promote their extravagant Christmas meals. The average price for such a meal will be 1,000 yuan ($127.5), and the most luxurious one even 3,688 yuan ($470.2), to be provided by Beijing Landmarks Towers.

 

Lantain, a chef from Beijing Landmarks Towers’ Western-style food kitchen, said that he had prepared more than 100 kinds of food for the Christmas meal.

 

Some people doubt that all these delecacies can be worth thousands of yuan. In fact, people’s spending will also include the cost of a Christmas party, held by organziers of Christmas meals.

 

Yan Jie, a senior executive from Beijing Landmarks Towers, reveals that they have invited many renowned artists like Guo Degang and Yu Qian to perform traditional cross talks in the Christmas party. According to her, a combination of traditional Chinese and Western cultures will attract more people.