An important activity of China's Year of Russia, the
St.Petersburg cultural week began on Monday in East China's
economic hub of Shanghai.
It is also the first time that the two cities have jointly
staged such an activity after establishing relations 18 years
ago.
On the opening ceremony of the week, a 133-member St.Petersburg
troupe presented a splendid performance at the Shanghai Grand
Theater.
Nearly 300 Russian artists attended the opening ceremony and
they will give 14 performances with Russian flavors over the
week.
A Russian royal court finery exhibition began after the opening
ceremony, in which more than 40 suits of the royal court clothes
from the past 300 years, as well as the periwig, fans and
accoutrements, will be on display.
A St.Petersburg-Shanghai economic forum also opened on Monday in
which entrepreneurs from the both cities will discuss Sino-Russian
cooperation in investment and economic development.
(Xinhua News Agency April 18, 2006)
