A Russian college student in Chinese traditional chi-pao poses for a photo in Shenzhen City of south China's Guangdong Province on March 23, 2006. A total of 50 Russian college students participating in activities for the Year of Russia in China arrived in Shenzhen for a visit on Thursday. Time-honored Chinese culture exerts peculiar fascination on the Russian young people. [Xinhua Photo]

A Russian college student tastes sugarcoated haws on a stick, a Chinese traditional delicacy, at a custom-themed village in Shenzhen City of south China's Guangdong Province on March 23, 2006. [Xinhua Photo]

A Russian college student poses for a photo with primroses in Shenzhen City of south China's Guangdong Province on March 23, 2006. [Xinhua Photo]

Two Russian college students enjoy treading a waterwheel at a custom-themed village in Shenzhen City of south China's Guangdong Province on March 23, 2006. [Xinhua Photo]

Three Russian college students share their views on a Chinese traditional chi-pao they have bought at a custom-themed village in Shenzhen City of south China's Guangdong Province on March 23, 2006. [Xinhua Photo]

Russian teachers and students visit Splendid China¡¤China Folk Culture Villages in Shenzhen Thursday morning. Nearly 50 college teachers and students from Moscow, St. Petersburg and some cities in the Far East visited the popular tourist destination in the Overseas Chinese Town as part of the Sino-Russian College Students Art Festival. The festival, which will be held March 15-25, was also held in Beijing and Hangzhou as an integral part of the Year of Russia. The Russians said they were amazed by the miniature landscapes at Splendid China. The warm welcome they received and the wonderful shows they watched at China Folk Culture Villages had left them a deep and lasting impression. [Photo: Shenzhen Daily]