Russia is marking the "Tourism Year of China", a program to foster tourist ties and exchanges.To help people in Russia better understand Chinese culture, a Russian TV anchor has come to Beijing to experience it all, first-hand. [Photo/CNTV]

Russia is marking the "Tourism Year of China", a program to foster tourist ties and exchanges. To help people in Russia better understand Chinese culture, a Russian TV anchor has come to Beijing to experience it all, first-hand.

25-year-old Maria anchors a travel program for a local TV station in Moscow. She has travelled to Beijing to explore Chinese culture for her audiences back home. And the first thing to do here is ask a Chinese person to recommend interesting places for her to visit. In the Forbidden City, this Chinese tourist gives her an answer.