In pics: cross-border exchange in arts between China and Russia

Russian choral conductor Daria Eremina (2nd R) has lunch together with her colleagues at Harbin Grand Theatre in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 30, 2019. As China further opens up under the Belt and Road Initiative, a growing number of Russian artistic talents like Daria Eremina and Sergei Rymshin are seeking career development in Harbin. "The cross-border exchange in arts allows us to understand different cultures," says Daria. "And I, too, find my own part in it worthwhile". (Xinhua/Han Yu)