A press screening of the Chinese New Year Festival took place in Moscow.

A press screening of the Chinese New Year Festival, featuring Chinese folk dances and traditional music, took place in Moscow on Thursday, February 5.

"The Spring Festival is the most solemn holiday in China for the Chinese people. And we are very glad that our friends in Moscow now also have the opportunity to see how we celebrate the spring festival as a tradition," said Feng Litao, Adviser to the Envoy for Culture of the Chinese Embassy in Russia.

He also said that this year's Chinese New Year period coincides with the celebration of Maslenitsa in Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, during video talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 4, said that in relations between Russia and China, any time of the year is spring. The Russian leader also expressed confidence in the strength and development of relations between Moscow and Beijing, regardless of the international situation. Putin stressed that he was confident in the progressive development of relations between the two countries in all areas.

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