Wendy Zhang/ Shanghai Daily news

This year's Christmas dinners, though with high prices of up to 1,888 yuan (US$233) per person, have proved a hit in the city, today's Youth Daily reported.
A five-star hotel on Huashan Road is charging up to 1,288 yuan per person for its dinner on Christmas eve, Besides offering such traditional fare as roast turkey and top-quality steaks, the hotel will also entertain diners with performances by Russian dancers, Chinese acrobats and a Brazilian samba troupe.
"We have conducted market surveys and found our prices are among the cheapest," said an employee with the hotel, adding that nearly 90 percent of the seats have already been booked.
At a four-star hotel on West Yan'an Road, customers paying 488-1,588 yuan per person for the Christmas dinner can win Christmas gifts, the first prize in the lucky draw that night being a 48-inch LCD TV worth more than 30,000 yuan. To date, 60-70 percent of the seats have been booked, with those priced at 1,588 yuan proving most popular. "The more expensive the seats, the more popular they are. Most of the demand is coming from companies looking to treat their clients or employees," said a spokesman for the hotel.