Chinese bookstore in Moscow to celebrate 1st anniversary

"Shans Book," said to be the first Chinese book store in Russia, is preparing to celebrate its 1st anniversary in downtown Moscow. Opened on July 5, 2016, the bookstore features both Chinese and Russian books featuring Chinese content. Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Russia from July 3 to 4, 2017. [Photo: huanqiu.com]

Serving as a platform for inter cultural communication between the two countries, "Shans Book" opened its doors on July 5 last year, with Liu Yandong, Chinese Vice Premier, attending the bookstore's opening ceremony. [Photo: huanqiu.com]

Mu Ping, owner of "Shans Book," recommends a book about Chinese President Xi Jinping written by a Russian author to a journalist with the Global Times. [Photo: huanqiu.com]

Mu Ping, owner of "Shans Book," says the store has over 7,000 titles, including Chinese textbooks, as well as books on Chinese history, culture and economics. [Photo: huanqiu.com]

Books about China written in both Chinese and Russian line the shelves of "Shans Book" in Moscow, Russia, July 2, 2017. [Photo: huanqiu.com]

A book on display in "Shans Book," Moscow, Russia, July 2, 2017. [Photo: huanqiu.com]

Chinese textbooks displayed in "Shans Book," Moscow, Russia, July 2, 2017. [Photo: huanqiu.com]

A banner reading "friendship and solidarity are priceless" hanging from the ceiling of "Shans Book," Moscow, Russia, July 2, 2017. [Photo: huanqiu.com]

A woman picks up books in "Shans Book," Moscow, Russia, July 2, 2017. [Photo: huanqiu.com]

A Russian customer picks up books in "Shans Book," Moscow, Russia, July 2, 2017. [Photo: huanqiu.com]

A clerk arranges books in "Shans Book," Moscow, Russia, July 2, 2017. [Photo: huanqiu.com]