Crown Regency's Chinese New Year "888 Dinner Buffet"

CEBU, Philippines - Chinese New Year is a holiday that celebrates the beginning of a new year according to the lunar calendar. It is considered to be one of the most important holidays for Chinese families.

The holiday is celebrated with big family gatherings, gift giving, the eating of symbolic foods and display of festive decorations -- all focused on bringing good luck for the New Year and celebrating the coming of Spring.

The start of Chinese New Year changes every year since it is dictated by the lunar calendar. The Gregorian or solar calendar, which is based on the Earth's movement around the sun and has a fixed number of 365 days a year (366 during a leap year), is the most widely used calendar system in the world and has been the official calendar used in China since 1912.

But in China, the lunar calendar is still used to determine traditional holidays like Chinese New Year. Since the lunar calendar is based on the phases of the moon – which has a shorter cycle than the sun – Chinese New Year is never on the same day each year, but typically falls somewhere between January 21st and February 20th.

Very interestingly for 2010, it falls on February 14th, which is universally celebrated too as Valentine's Day. However, to mark the Chinese New Year with an equally festive mood, Crown Regency Hotel & Towers has opted to give an impact by way of a New Year's Eve celebration on February 13th, through its "888 Dinner Buffet" at its authentic

Chinese cuisine known as the Wang Shan Lo Restaurant, located at the 20th Floor of Club Ultima Tower 2. This will be complimented with Dragon and Lion Dancers and free entrance to the Sky Experience Adventure and one Sky Ride --- either the Skywalk Extreme or the Edge Coaster Ride.

Treat your loved ones to this one-of-its-kind Chinese New Year dinner buffet for only Php888 per person and get to enjoy a sumptuous array of authentic Chinese dishes that our Hong Kong chef has specially prepared for this celebration. Afford your New Year with a good start with food prepared for good luck! For reservations, please call 418-8888 and be connected to any of our friendly sales executives.