STORY: Treasures of dining from Russia on show in Beijing 
SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage
DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:58
LOCATION: Beijing
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of display at the National Museum of China
2. SOUNDBITE (English): ELENA YURIEVNA GAGARINA, General director of Moscow Kremlin Museums

STORYLINE:

A total of 138 pieces (sets) of artifacts from Russia's Moscow Kremlin Museums are on display at the National Museum of China from Thursday, allowing visitors to discover complex and multifaceted aspects of Russian culinary culture.

The exhibition shows dining tools, traditions and culture, with the aim of deepening mutual understanding between China and Russia.

SOUNDBITE (English): ELENA YURIEVNA GAGARINA, General director of Moscow Kremlin Museums
"We're trying to express what was famous at the Russian court, what was impressive for the diplomats who came to Russia in the Middle Ages, and what kind of food was prepared and was eaten for different occasions in Moscow.
Chinese tea was very famous in Russia and is still very famous in Russia. The tradition of drinking tea in Russia is absolutely different from Chinese. You see some cups, some kettles, some samovars which were used in Russia for tea drinking."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing.
(XHTV)