A grand show of Peking Opera, dance, symphonic music and acrobatics by some
300 Chinese artists from eight performance troupes raised the curtain of the
Chinese Cultural Festival at the Kremlin last night.
Residents in other parts of Russia will also 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.
"We are going to present an ancient, modern and splendid China," Meng Xiaosi,
vice-minister of culture, told reporters.
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.
