(29 Jan 2025)
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Moscow – 29 January 2025
1. Decorated metro train in depot
2. Chinese lanterns in depot
3. Tilt up of decorated train exterior
4. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Zhang Hanhui, Chinese ambassador to Russia:
"The Moscow metro has a rich history. Its stations inspire amazement with their artistic design. It is no accident that it’s called an underground palace of art. The train decorated with elements of the Chinese Spring Festival (Lunar New Year) will attract the attention of Muscovites and tourists from all over the world. They will be able to touch the culture of this wonderful holiday in a new way."
5. Various interiors of decorated train
6. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Maksim Liksutov, head of Moscow’s transport department:
"The map of the Moscow metro is now also available in Chinese. You can find it in the Moscow Metro app so you can use this system both online and offline. The train will run on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line for about a month. According to our calculations, approximately 250,000 Muscovites and guests of the capital will see this amazing train."
7. Various of interiors of decorated train
8. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Zhang Hanhui, Chinese ambassador to Russia:
"Today, at the very beginning of the Lunar New Year let’s get on this train, which symbolises the centuries-long friendship between China and Russia, and head for the bright future of our bilateral relations!"
9. Photographers
10. Various of train departing from depot
STORYLINE:
Moscow launched a metro train decorated with Chinese motifs for the Lunar New Year on Wednesday amid strengthening relations with one-time rival China.
Featuring a golden dragon snaking its way down the exterior and traditional Chinese images inside, the train will operate on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line for about a month, connecting the eastern and western parts of Russia’s capital.
China’s ambassador to Russia, Zhang Hanhui, praised the artistry of the Moscow metro and stressed the historic ties between the two nations.
"Let’s get on this train, which symbolises the centuries-long friendship between China and Russia, and head for the bright future of our bilateral relations," he said.
The Lunar New Year is the most important annual holiday in China, a time for reunions with relatives and friends and to enjoy festive feasts.
Each year is named after one of the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac, with this year being the Year of the Snake.
During its month on the tracks, Moscow transport authorities say some 250,000 people will see the train.
Besides the train, Moscow is also celebrating the Lunar New Year with streets decked out with lanterns and dragons, cultural workshops and traditional Chinese foodstalls.
AP video shot by Vladimir Kondrashov
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