Cultural Exchanges in March

1、Year of China in Russia

Russian people will have the chance to attend many of the cultural activities, as a troupe of folk musicians, martial artists, acrobats, tea ceremony artists and dancers will tour cities along the Volga River, performing and holding exhibitions in central plazas and theaters.

A group of Chinese painters will join the year-long festival, depicting the scenery along the Volga River; and their works will be gifted to Russian art galleries.

Other exhibitions of traditional and modern Chinese art will also tour 30 cities including St Petersburg in the west and Yekaterinburg in the east.

Besides a porcelain exhibition at Tretiakov Gallery, other shows include statues of Buddha, Chinese paintings after the 1970s and modern decoration art.

China's Silk over 5,000 Years, an exhibition of the country's silk culture at the Russian Historical Museum, will mark the closing of the festival.

Moviegoers will have a visual feast around September, when four theme festivals will be staged: A retrospective of classic Chinese films, a Shanghai film week during the Moscow International Film Festival, an exhibition of the works of young Chinese directors and a series of contemporary Chinese films.