"Happy Spring Festival", "Happy Year of the Rabbit", "I love China"... A group of Russian children with markers competed to write the words of blessing in Chinese characters on the white board. Each painting was neat, and the handwriting was clear and beautiful. This is the scene of the Spring Festival celebration for 1000 people held by the Moscow Municipal Government on the 21st of the Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve. In recent days, Moscow has been cold as usual, but the municipal government is particularly busy. The bright red lanterns, cheerful music and traditional Chinese clothing are full of strong Chinese New Year flavor. There are not only friendly Chinese compatriots, but also many local people in Moscow. The banquet hall of the Moscow Municipal Government is divided into several areas to experience traditional Chinese folk customs, including copying traditional Chinese paintings, learning calligraphy, appreciating tea art, knitting Chinese knots, and trying on Hanfu, which attracted hundreds of Russian students, parents and teachers to experience, many of whom have learned Chinese. Such close contact with the ancient oriental culture makes the Russian people excited. Yelena, a native of Moscow, is a Chinese teacher in a primary school. In order to celebrate the Chinese New Year, she specially wore festive red clothes to participate in the activities. Ye Linna's three children can speak Chinese, and her eldest daughter is now studying in China. Yelena said that many primary schools in Moscow have opened Chinese classes. Many parents believe that children will have a better future in learning Chinese. Oleg, a middle school student who has studied Chinese for three years, said that he was experiencing Chinese folk customs for the first time. "I have read about the Chinese Spring Festival in the book, but I have never experienced it as personally as I do now. I hope I can have a chance to spend the Spring Festival in China in person in the future." After "immersive" experience of traditional Chinese culture, Russian students, parents and overseas Chinese sat down to watch the song and dance performances presented by Chinese students and Russian friends, The Russian educational community awarded awards to outstanding teachers engaged in Chinese education. We also watched the Spring Festival Gala to welcome the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit. Spring Festival is an important cultural symbol of the Chinese nation. Today, in many streets and alleys in Moscow, you can often see colored lanterns in the shape of Chinese knots, bright red characters, rabbit portraits and dolls... During the Spring Festival, many restaurants, theaters and cultural sites in Moscow also specially hold activities to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, such as the New Year concert, painting exhibitions with rabbit as the theme, and Chinese fairs. To celebrate important traditional festivals together is not only to respect and appreciate each other's culture, but also to enhance cultural exchanges in an invisible way, and to shorten the distance between the people of China and Russia. (Xinhua News Agency)