The capital's theatres, galleries and conservatories organise festive events during the Spring Festival

Songs, dances, contests and fortune-telling will all help visitors to enjoy the Chinese New Year. The traditional Festival of Spring foods like Peking Duck, Fish and Chinese Dumplings that symbolise prosperity are not left out either.

We tell you what the lion dance means in Chinese culture in our feature story.

TV BRICS reporter: Artur Muravyov

TV BRICS cameraman: Mikhail Sinenko

We would like to thank the “Hong Kong” restaurant of Chinese and Pan-Asian cuisine for help in filming the story.