dives into some authentic oriental culture here in the russian capital moscow our weekend edition is next. this interior design course artist opens five years ago and from contemporary restaurants to various shops and exciting ott that's what we'll be exploring on this food's must go out program chinese culture the russian capital. all those thousands of kilometers from moscow people forget that russia borders china the countries have had diplomatic and commercial relations for centuries and today this

extends to russia's fascination with chinese traditions and designs. journey from several manufacturers in china and it's all handmade good pieces made of solid wood inlaid with pearls and various tables many chinese people who come to our shop i'm very impressed and this is has been difficult for them to find such mazing furniture in their country and we have been here in the. dating back thousands of years chinese interior design is founded on the principles of energy simplicity and nature they strive to achieve surroundings characterized by tranquility and peace and from chinese lanterns to rich opulent fabrics and moscow stores like china style here will help you create such a rich exotic look in your home in russia as a form of freedom of expression is now a great need for different styles a sign of how diverse the tastes of muscovites becoming.

on pausing to take a look at. this week's entertainment news. and a new show by the famous canadian entertainment company set to select has premiered in moscow it's the second time the international company of acrobats gymnasts clowns and other people must have come to the russian capital the shonan coach meeting cortazar italian affairs the audience a spectacular performance of us to sit parades to the ice recounts the production is not only a wonderful show of tricks and stunts performed to live music but also aims to touch philosophical matters to help discover kindness and wisdom within each spectator. in the popular bands from norway aha has presented a concert in the russian capital as part of that twenty ten world tool the live performance was one of the last chances to see the musicians on stage as they

decided to retire at the end of the year formed in the early ninety's eighties has recorded dozens of international hits including take on may first have a not ules crying in the rain and many others which the audiences of all ages and nationalities enjoyed the concept. of one of the best things about chinese culture is the food and there are dozens of chinese restaurants here in the russian capital like this one here the golden dragon. the golden dragon restaurant features five areas the chinese hold the imperial hold the sea hold the ip room and karaoke bar. restaurant is decorated with typical classic chinese items such as mats old fans and figurines. it just feel like a faded underground venue but i think something about that brings charm besides the food he said to be amazing here in the busy kitchen the chefs are working away

today i've ordered the asian fusion dish of the sabi prawns. the golden dragon specializes in dishes of chinese and japanese cuisine so the restaurant also cases with vegetarians and those with special diets and hey presto my food is ready and caviar very nice. to start because when i look and smell are great we got another tree of chopsticks fortunately i could have used. it as a christmas or. wonderful chinese food in the russian capital for certain words disappointing. they're also more kids friendly places like the moment our chain of restaurants the

value of its traditional dishes from the asian countries such as vegetable rolls in peace and dark generous portions and fast service. if you're hungry for art then the state museum of oriental art is the place you should visit it's one of the largest museums representing the culture of the eastern countries and chinese art is part of its permanent collection exhibited in several schools the display features around twenty thousand items representing the country's artistic traditions in chronological order starting from as early as almost full thousand years ago. jolty imperato meaning you know emperor and russian is a clinic of alternative medicine combining the traditions of chinese theories which is thousands of years old but the latest developments top specialists from china work in the clinic and pharmacy the philosophy behind their approach is to treat the past not just the disease its methods as acupuncture massages and treatments

for plants and hubs are usually used as remedies. patient is examined by both russian and chinese has. needed. medical history and treatments acupuncture suction cup therapy. and herbal medicines. made stops if it's an upmarket chinese experience she wants to take a look at this next venue. is. located on the second floor. here russian history contrasts sharply with the restaurant's bright contemporary interior and it's the best chinese food in the russian capital.

and. we're going to do a fifty percent traditional chinese menu and fifty percent and we do traditional chinese food which are using lots of different sources. like traditional chinese and then we. make everything else and you know it has more of a western. and what the capital i was. in . the russians. chinese food it really kind of is a new thing for them. i think it. chinese i think the flavors are a bit different. they used to. maybe blended. i mean from the soviet era. but i think. it's catching on also the flavors i mean

we have to sweeten everything. for this for that we take a lot of spice. because russian. we change it a little bit but you know we try and keep it as traditional schools i'm all about the. bring the. fly most of the stuff in twice a week we bring it from china thailand. all the sources are all brought in from abroad and what you think about living here in moscow i love living here you know. three years every day it's exciting every day something it's unpredictable you don't know it's going to happen. to me and i look forward to trying more of your chinese food in the future. that's coming in. the

summer of oz aside a number of chinese tea houses have sprung up in the center of the capital at a cost few years the longest established being the tea cup in the. russia is one of the world's great he drinks nations and in moscow today at least forty teas can be found expensive exotic traditional and how free once the beverage of chinese floral sedate with its spread across the world the methods of production and brewing have also undergone a sea change. and from tea sets to chinese lanterns the gift shop here has a range of exciting gifts. welcome to the club tries to culture open sixteen years ago and the value of that is more than four hundred the horizon's depending on its heart of the season the focus is on chinese traditions and relaxation and the average history can take two hours. of course every country faces own tradition that enchanted tea ceremony of it as well

as the ceremonies a chance to get in touch with the oriental culture have some tang. to their legs and to enjoy a niche with a wonderful taste. and there's no smoking drinking or mobile phone is allowed inside here before. there are several special circumstances in which tea is prepared and consumed in china as a sign of respect for a family gathering to apologize and to connect large families on wedding days here with the club assistants who are poor and splashed in and over turkey to cups generous with their time to explain the five stages of boiling cattle from i have crap to wind through pine trees sounds a little odd but all are part of the unique traditions and customs related to tea

no wonder russians love it and as for me my daily grey now has serious competition to go in there. yes. on a. site morning to see one of. the fortunately that's once all we have on this week's program on chinese culture is in the us so i'll see you again at the same time next week then for me and there's the theme of i.

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thanks for joining us this is sports today i mean you know these are headlines blue steel to moscow moved to the top of the standings after a victory over couple rival c.s.k. in the continental hockey. final four novak djokovic sets up a semifinal and contra roger federer up the season ending a.t.p. championships in london. and coming to a close the biggest asian games yet ends on saturday with china mile to head in the medals table. another competition which reaches its conclusion this weekend is the russian premier league season is a neat well they have already been crowned champions but there's still a lot of action at both ends of the table to be decided on sunday all but one that european qualification spot being secured locking with t.v. . place gone by earning a point at home to third seeded. sports can snatch a two with victory over but only if the locomotive lose

a crucial date on the other end with five teams in all facing the chop alongside already relegated city eleventh place to read could go on for just the second time in their history while on your really must win at sub turn to see all. the other squads all hoping to remain in the top division for another season up with the. new or near the finish line over in england but we do have some big games to look forward to over the weekend especially on sunday where spurs host liverpool and chelsea will be aiming to put a three game losing skid behind them away to newcastle and ease the pressure somewhat on boss carlo launch a lot in the process. because i worry about is. from. france we have to be able to you have to pay attention. he's doing a fantastic job we do before. we

go from. there is every focus. liverpool to basketball where. paid the price for c.s. because the luck let's just start to the euro league season the serb fired as coach of the army man after the six time continental champions remained rooted to the bottom of their qualifying group for another week demitri takes over from to your signature on a temporary basis when's the seventy one sixty five defeat seemingly the final straw last left one six for the year to date victory for the italian so they rise to meet table the army man. of turner and to make it into the top sixteen. former presidents are good to shank it though he has got some sympathy for this coach. who would have given the coach another chance to wait until all the key

players were back in the scored over my sideline due to injury i'd like to see the combinations he would have used if it had all the players as he disposal but unfortunately we don't have any time in the euro league and we can't wait and the cops owners must do something today not tomorrow and they've done that. ok let's stay where possible but move to the n.b.a. where the mavericks have again revenge on the spurs for upsetting them during last year's playoffs twelve game winning streak halted and company rode through time the german having an extremely efficient night shooting the basketball as he piled up twenty six points the wicki making both attempts from beyond the arc only missing two out of fourteen field goals all night long tim duncan still playing at a high level. the spurs the veteran extending an early lead to forty nine forty three here. the mavs though holding their nerve in the back and forth real game jason terry silencing the spurs card in the fourth one hundred three ninety four

dallas at the finish up only the second loss for san antonio in fifteen days. but novak djokovic is not only missing two in tennis matches against the best opposition in the world at the a.t.p. championships he's also entertaining the crowd while staring at the serb wearing a pirate like i pods for the start of his match against on the roddick progressing to the semifinals of its conclusion still there was no trouble in sight for their twenty three year old against an all sorts roddick six two six three the final score on forced errors particularly problematic for american roddick in the second set choke which moves on to face where number two roger federer in the semi switched rafael nadal and murray slugging it out in the other last door. to the ice we go where it's. the team to catch in the kontinental hockey league this side which merged with hockey club emv a day at the start of the season leapfrogging magnitogorsk courtesy of

a three two win over city rival at siesta. took up a seat for this one. it's been different first half of the regular season for this mosque or sides will do now more fighting for the top spot in the league to scar struggling to me the playoffs and on paper at least the blue wide slow court for a very soon these died and they started to prove their highly position halfway for the first period and thank you i'm going to be dead liquid in the after eleven minutes of play their first choice goalkeeper michael guard it was having a birthday and was arrested but he was pleased to see his team made the nice kokanee of doubling dinars lead in the twenty eighth minutes and the blue and wide seem to have put the match beyond doubt four minutes later when the new stop there came a tree nailed break in from the opposition's defense that's a scar weren't finished and reply just one minute later it was a nice effort from this is laughable learn in the army man went all out in

a tag in deferred period and card to get to one goal was twelve minutes remaining yet a free love the score on the power play and he sighed when done searching for an equaliser but failed to grade any major friends as garnett received the best of presents from p.c. mates evetts terry. we can't talk concentration after the third goal but we committed some fouls and c.s. carr made us pay but still there feels great to win and we happy to be the league leaders. for you to do now was the final score there and that moscow wide to remain in contention to win the regular season but he missed r t. two of the world's most rugby modern nations go head to head later today in new zealand aiming to stretch their unbeaten run to twenty four games in front of an expectant welsh crowd in cardiff the all blacks have been in ruthless form on their tour of the british isles easily accounting for england scotland and ireland already the

southern hemisphere squad are gearing up nicely for next year's world cup a tournament in which they host strength in depth has been the key in recent not just but star man carter is still a player who makes things happen the game has taken on an odd resonance for the visitors with the memory of the twenty nine miners who lost their lives in new zealand this week to be marked by a one minute's silence at the millennium stadium. because of the pretty came to express the. feelings. of feet. before. the roots of the thirty second car rally and event widely regarded as the most grueling insurance race in the world has been officially unveiled in france the roots will take the competitors to the extreme northern regions of chile then to the borders

all bolivia before heading back towards the argentinean couple. the routes consist of nine thought. trucks and dunes it was planned with the idea of saving the more difficult stages for the second half of the event the rally starts a new year's day and will finish on january sixteenth more than four hundred vehicles are expected to line up on the start which is the steep increase and participation figures according to the events director. look at people coming from the continent of. people people who should be in people come for the first time as an exhibition and each a pleasure very proud of that because that means the interest of the competition of . finally a hefty portion of the gold silver and bronze medals from the twenty ten asian games are staying in the very same country in which they were meant to host china

dominating the other forty four participating countries of the events with over four hundred to their name includes one hundred ninety eight goals in looting in men's basketball i can cite three here china claiming medals in the competition since they atop the standings in beijing that was twenty years ago the koreans finishing second in the standings. their total of two hundred thirty medals a competitive team japan rounding out the top three with two hundred fifteen a mile those countries accounted for nearly three quarters of all medals at chinese delegation leader believed to be facing more stiffer competition sooner rather literally. only has she out what yeah so no a station countries india and south korea for instance are developing very fast in terms of sports so i believe be number one in the medal tally for china doesn't necessarily mean we have a monopoly in asia we hope that we set a good example for other countries with the way the chinese government and people

supported these games. very sporting all together thought is all your sport for now i'll see you soon the world weather summing up and just to take. seventy six hours of intense fighting. six thousand dead at a beach front battlefields several kilometers long. and now there is only one person who cares. you see we are surrounded by garbage everywhere but also there are. on this beach which of course is the way most appropriate signification a symbol of everything that's wrong with our goddamn government allowing not only garbage but to accumulate where so many guys died. a new battle is going on. will the history be protected. return

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