Chinaand South Korea are neighbors. The two nations established diplomatic relations in 1992. Chinese President Hu Jintao visited South Korea in November, 2005, where he consulted with South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun and confirmed that the year 2007 would be the China-ROK Exchange Year, a yearlong exchange program celebrating the 15th anniversary of bilateral ties. 

The two countries held various activities in the "Exchange Year between China and South Korea in 2007" covering politics, economy and commerce, culture and education, science and technology, the gymnasium and more. The key events included an opening ceremony in Seoul at the beginning of 2007, a celebration of the 15th anniversary of diplomatic ties on August 24, and a closing ceremony in Beijing near the end of the year. Chinese movie actor Chen Kun and actress Sun Li are the goodwill ambassadors of China, and singer Kangta and actress and singer Jang Na-ra are the goodwill ambassadors of South Korea. The slogan of China-South Korea Culture Communion Year is "Friendly communication, Creating Future together." The two countries also set up a column of the China-ROK Exchange Year on official websites.

One of the most important activities was a South Korean cultural performance sponsored by the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and held jointly by South Korean One Communications, the National Theatre Company of China, and the China Performing Arts Agency.  

The purpose of holding the South Korean cultural performance activity is introducing South Korean culture to Chinese people, to help them understand mainstream South Korean culture. The cultural performance displayed drama, dancing and traditional performances, which were first-class and popular in South Korea. Chinese had a chance to appreciate the enchantment and fascination of South Korean culture.

Year of China in Russia 

The "Year of China in Russia" had widely hailed since it opened and had drawn attention not only in Russia but across the world.

The theme year, brought under the international media spotlight as a result of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit, continued in earnest Tuesday with the staging of the Chinese National Exhibition -- the biggest comprehensive show China has held abroad in almost three decades.  

The theme year was the reciprocal event of 2006's "Year of Russia in China."

"The Chinese National Exhibition shows that it (China) has now recorded a much faster economic growth than the United States," said former Prime Minister Yevgeny Maksimovich Primakov.  

Contracts worth 4.3 billion U.S. dollars were inked by Chinese and Russian enterprises after the opening ceremony of the exhibition.

The show, one of about 200 events was held to mark the "Year of China in Russia," occupied a huge hall with more than20,000 square meters of floor space and showcases some 15,000 products from 30 industries such as energy, machinery, automobile and home appliances.