Published:  00:00 Wednesday - October 20, 2010

A Vietnamese cultural festival has opened in the Russian city of Tula to mark the 60th anniversary of Vietnamese-Russian diplomatic relations and the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The event was organised by Vietnamese students at the International faculty from Tula State. L.N Tolstoy Pedagogical University.

According to the Voice of Russia, the festival presented Vietnam as a friendly country through music, a fashion show of traditional costumes, an exhibition of cultural artifacts and the lives of Vietnamese ethnic groups, the multimedia show “Vietnam – my love”, a photography exhibition of Vietnam’s countryside and its people and special Vietnamese cuisine.

Chinese students at the university will also hold a similar event in the near future to celebrate Chinese year in Russia.