A photo exhibition on the theme of China and Russia opened at the Russian embassy in Beijing on Friday, attended by Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Li Hui and Russian Ambassador to China Sergei Razov.

The exhibition, marking China-Russia year, contains pictures taken by photographers from each country working in the neighboring country of conditions, customs and daily life. The exhibition had also been shown in Moscow in September to mark the 58th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Li said through showing these pictures, people from the two countries will have a deeper understanding of each other.

(Xinhua News Agency October 26, 2007)