More choices now for New Year dinner

Restaurants and ready-to-eat foods are becoming viable options for Chinese consumers to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year's Eve dinner, an industry report shows.

The New Year's Eve reunion dinner, or Nianyefan, is considered important in China. Family members return home and gather together to celebrate the end of a busy year and usher in a new one.

In the past, it usually took days to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner. But in recent years, especially this year, the Chinese tradition for the big day has seen some changes, as more families chose more convenient options - dining in restaurants or ordering takeaways.