Capital hotels brim with holiday cheer

With Christmas just around the corner, hotels in Beijing are embracing the yuletide spirit with a variety of holiday festivities.

Instead of heading to the mall in search of the perfect gift, why not go to the Shangri-La Hotel Beijing to adopt a Christmas tree? A donation of 5,000 yuan ($802) allows a guest to hand-pick a Christmas tree provided by the hotel, and it will be displayed in the hotel lobby with the name of the donor.

This event is part of the hotel's charity projects, and all proceeds will go the Beijing Experimental School for the Deaf.