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As the Year of the Rabbit draws to a close, Chinese people around the world are preparing to welcome the Year of the Water Dragon, which many believe promises to bring wealth, prosperity and longevity.

In Jakarta, many Chinese restaurants will celebrate the holiday, which falls on Monday, with special menus, with most including the well-known Prosperity Toss, or yee sang, a kind of raw fish salad.

We take a look at some of the restaurants putting on special spreads for those welcoming the Water Dragon.

JW Marriott, JakartaSailendra Restaurant

The festivities start with the Chinese New Year’s Eve celebration, featuring the traditional yee sang. This is a raw fish salad mixed with shredded fresh and pickled vegetables, plum sauce, ground peanuts and sesame seeds.

A symbol of prosperity, the dish is usually served to a group of people who will do the tossing using chopsticks. It is believed that the higher the toss, the merrier the year ahead.

Pearl Chinese Restaurant

Pearl is preparing traditional Cantonese cuisine to welcome the arrival the Year of the Dragon in a contemporary setting. Once again, the iconic yee sang marks an important part of the menu.

The restaurant will also have Nian Gao rice cakes, known in Indonesia as kue keranjang, available for the season.

For more information:JW Marriott Hotel JakartaMega Kuningan, Tel. 021 5798 8888

Shanghai Blue 1920 Restaurant

Shanghai Blue captures the look and feel of the legendary Shanghai Tea House, which was established Batavia in the early 1900s and eventually became an icon of the city and the prime meeting place for sailors, merchants and locals.

To celebrate the Chinese New Year, Shanghai Blue 1920 is preparing a special package of nine different types and colors of pao (bakpao), a type of steamed dumpling.

For more information:Shanghai Blue 1920 RestaurantJl. Kebon Sirih Raya No. 77-79Central Jakarta, Tel. 021 391 8690

Mandarin Oriental, JakartaXin Hwa restaurant

To celebrate the Lunar New Year, the renowned and newly renovated Xin Hwa offers a nine-course set menu, prepared by the Chinese head chef, Chan Yiu So, and the dim sum chef, Wong Pak Khay.

Set menus are available in two options: the Great Prosperity and the Rich Fortune. A token Ang Pao and sticky rice cake will be given to guests as a special treat.

For more information:Mandarin Oriental JakartaJl. MH Thamrin, Central JakartaTel. 021 2993 8824

Hotel Mulia Senayan, JakartaTable 8 Restaurant

Hotel Mulia Senayan will be offering entertainment along with its special menu as it promises to have lion and dragon dances on Sunday and Monday.

It will also have the obligatory Prosperity Toss for diners at Table 8, its Chinese restaurant serving Cantonese and Szechuan cuisine. The spices used, including a special five-spices powder (wu xiang fen) and fresh tangerine (ju zi), have been specially imported from China.

For more information:Hotel Mulia SenayanJl. Asia Afrika, SenayanSouth Jakarta, Tel. 021 574 7777

Hotel Indonesia Kempinski, JakartaSignatures Restaurant

The Entrance of the Dragon at Signatures, starting at 7p.m. on Sunday, will be marked with the sound of gongs, cymbals and drums and a lion dance performance.

No matter how Chinese people choose to celebrate the coming of the New Year, prosperity is always among their wishes for the coming year. One Chinese New Year tradition is pun choy, which is literally translated as a basin filled with food, prepared as a massive meal for community gatherings.

At Signatures, prosperity treasure pots will be prepared by Chef Foong Wai Long, with the choice of an Emperor Treasure Pot (pork, seafood, chicken and vegetables), Royal Seafood Treasure Pot (seafood) and New Year’s Dragon Treasure Pot (mix of fish, duck and chicken).

For more information:Hotel Indonesia Kempinski JakartaJl. MH Thamrin No. 1, Central JakartaTel. 021 2358 3800