Moscow honors PRC with exhibition
MOSCOW — A photo exhibition to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China as well as the friendship between Russia and China over the past seven decades opened in Moscow last week.
The exhibition, jointly presented by China’s Xinhua News Agency, the Russian Union of Journalists, the Central House of Journalists and Russia’s PhotoPro Company, is being held on the premises of the Central House of Journalists in Moscow. It will run through Nov 15.
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the exhibition displays photographs that record key moments at different stages of New China’s development, pictures that show Chinese people’s lives and elements of Chinese culture, and shots that depict China’s friendly interactions with Russia.
“This rare exhibition witnesses the historical changes that have taken place in China over the past 70 years, reflects changes in the lives of the Chinese people and demonstrates the profound friendship between China and Russia as well as the peoples of the two countries,” Chinese ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui said at the opening ceremony.
China and Russia will continue to promote pragmatic cooperation in all areas to better facilitate the development of the two countries, he adds.
“The state of relations between our countries is now at one of the highest points in history,” chairman of the Russian Union of Journalists, Vladimir Soloviev, says.
“It’s a long flight between China and Moscow, and not everyone has an opportunity to take a look firsthand at how China is transforming ... I am very glad that such an exhibition is opening in Moscow.”
Galina Kulikova, first deputy chairwoman of the Russia-China Friendship Association, who received the Friendship Medal, China’s highest state honor, in Beijing earlier this month, also hailed the exhibition.
“My whole life is connected with China and our bilateral relations. I was there on the 40th anniversary of the PRC, the 50th anniversary, the 60th anniversary and, most recently, the 70th anniversary. What I saw in China has made an indelible impression on me. Great country, great people,” she says.