Kunming reunion meals shift to farms

Restaurants in suburban Kunming have seen a surge in bookings for Spring Festival Eve, which falls on Friday, as more residents downtown look to relocate their annual family reunion to ensure a traditional experience.

The dinner held on Lunar New Year's Eve is known as tuanyuanfan (literally a get-together meal) and is at the top of most Chinese people's festival to-do list.

"This year, we'll go to a farmhouse restaurant with my children and grandchildren, 14 of us in total," said Zhu Zhengyi, 73, of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province.