School News Network (Contributed by International Chinese Education (Business) Practice and Research Base)On January 28, Moscow's 2025 "Happy Spring Festival" celebration was grandly opened. The colorful celebrations were held in many places in Moscow and continued until the Lantern Festival, bringing blessings and warmth of the Chinese Spring Festival to Moscow citizens in the cold winter. According to information released by the Moscow Municipal Government, during the 2025 Spring Festival, Moscow City held more than 400 large-scale events and more than 1,500 sub-events, with about 1.5 million participants. More than 20 major attractions in the city were replaced with "new clothes" of the Spring Festival, illuminating the festive "Chinese Red". This is the largest Spring Festival celebration in Moscow City in history.

The Confucius Institute of the Russian National Humanities w88 mobile of Russia participated in the celebration for the first time in the form of Chinese cultural master classes and other master classes. During the Spring Festival, more than 70 teachers and volunteers were sent, and 20 master class experience activities were held. Among them, 15 were held in Tver Boulevard and other places according to the arrangement of the Moscow Municipal Government, and 4 were held at the "Zen Center" of Moscow Prefecture from January 31 to February 4. At the invitation of the Russian General Chamber of Commerce, one was held at the Lantern Festival in ДЕПО World Food City on February 12, attracting many Russian citizens to actively participate, and the number of people who participated in the experience in depth was more than 800. Professor Yi Fucheng, the Russian Dean of Confucius Institute, was invited to participate in the recording of the Chinese Spring Festival series of Russian TV stations and gave a lecture on the theme of "History of the Evolution of Chinese Characters".

This master class activity is led by Zhang Rui, the Chinese dean of Confucius Institute. The themes include Chinese painting, calligraphy, tea art, and paper cutting. The event site was full, and the participants were immersed in the strong Chinese cultural atmosphere and experienced the unique charm of Chinese culture and art.

The activities of the master class made everyone feel fulfilled and proud, and strengthened their confidence and mission to spread Chinese and Chinese culture overseas. The enthusiastic feedback from the participants and the extensive coverage of Chinese and Russian media also enabled more Russians to know and understand Confucius Institute, an important platform for promoting cultural exchanges between China and Russia, and the popularity and influence of Confucius Institute have been further enhanced.