BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The third
China-Russia Women's Culture Week is to be held in Beijing, Shanghai and
Suzhou from October 19 to 25, sources with the All-China Women's
Federation (ACWF) said here Thursday.
A high-ranking delegation of 59 Russians from
all walks of life, including women parliament members, actresses,
painters, representatives of women's organizations and celebrities will
attend the event, one of the main activities of the Year of Russia in
China.
A forum will be organized for Chinese and
Russian women to exchange views on women's development and discuss
relations between women and politics, economics and society.
A contemporary art exhibition of Chinese and
Russian women painters will be held in Beijing, and Chinese and Russian
artists will give performances.
Russian delegates will also visit communities,
factories and colleges in the eastern Chinese cities of Shanghai and
Suzhou.
China-Russia Women's Culture Week is organized
under the framework of the Women's Committee of the China-Russia
Friendship Committee for Peace and Development.
The first such culture week was held in 2002 in
Beijing and Shanghai, the second in Moscow and St.Petersburg in 2004.
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