As neighbors and leading members of BRICS, China and Russia have a relationship that is unlike any other in the world.
Russian-style architecture, folk dances as well as a taste of local mouthwatering delicacies make Harbin a top tourism destination for Russian visitors.
Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, which accounts for nearly one-fourth of Sino-Russian trade volume, has been redoubling its efforts to further boost trade and economic activities with Russia's Far East region, the top provincial leader said.
Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, attended the opening ceremony of the "Tourism Year of China" in Russia on Friday evening.
Vivatao is a virtual mirror of Taobao, but in the Russian language.
Sino-Russian cooperation should change from being trade-oriented to investment-oriented and localization plays an important role in cooperation.
In more than a century, Russian literature has affected the establishment of contemporary Chinese ideology and influenced literary taste and Chinese writing
Sino-Russian economic cooperation is expected to reach a new level as Chinese companies accelerate their investments in the Russian market, while diversifying bilateral economic ties, which used to be trade-oriented.
Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang has called for enhanced tourism cooperation between China and Russia.
Following a diplomatic tradition, Chinese President Xi Jinping is heading for Russia for the first stop of his first foreign tour as China's head of state.
When celebrated ballerina Galina Ulanova performed in Beijing with the Soviet dance delegation in 1952, she danced Les Sylphides, to the music of Frederic Chopin and Robert Schumann.