Nina, a 91-year-old woman of Russian origin living in China, sings the famous Russian song "Katyusha" in Mansi River Village in Zibo City, east China's Shandong Province, March 8, 2017. Nina was born in 1926 in Vahevo Village in Vologda Oblast in northern Russia. Her father, a Chinese merchant from northern China's Hebei Province, brought her to China when she was seven. Nina's mother was Russian. Nina, whose Chinese name is Liu Molan, has spent most of her life in Mansi River Village in Zibo City. Her late husband Liu Chunshu once served in the Kuomintang air force. Nina's story became known to Russian middle school students through media reports, and the children sent letters and gifts to their distant compatriot. She was excited about the letters, which were the first letters she received from her hometown after she left there 84 years ago. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)
