Traditional Thanksgiving celebrated in Beijing

Both foreigners and Chinese celebrated Thanksgiving with turkey and pumpkin pie at Beijing restaurants yesterday.

Paul Astephan, owner of Steak and Eggs restaurant said Thanksgiving Day, which is celebrated in the United States and Canada, was always one of his busiest days of the year.

The restaurant usually serves more than 200 people on Thanksgiving, which is significantly higher than the number of customers at Christmas, Astephen said.