Chapter 17: The Volga

Su Xiaoyu said: "Let me introduce you to the Volga River, which is the largest inland river in the world, which originates in the lakes and marshes of the Valdai Hills in the western part of the Eastern European Plain. With a total length of 3,690 kilometers and finally empties into the Caspian Sea, the basin covers an area of 1.38 million square kilometers, accounting for one-third of the total area of the Eastern European Plain, making it the longest river in Europe. ”

Qu Lihua looked up, only to see the blue river rolling forward, the river surface is very wide, not far away there are seagulls hovering overhead, the yacht slowly moving forward, the side of the boat is flooded with white splashes, riding the wind and waves, bravely moving forward.

The weather is really wonderful, blue sky and white clouds, like a huge oil painting, along the green trees, you can faintly see the Russian characteristics of the spire houses in a row not far away.

Near the shore, there are flocks of white geese, leisurely swimming on the river, chasing and playing with each other.

"The Volga is the cradle of Russian history and is known as the mother river of the Russians. The Volga Basin occupies 2/5 of the European part of Russia, and its inhabitants account for almost 1/2 of the entire population of the Russian Federation. The great economic, cultural and historical importance of the Volga, the huge size of the river and its basin, make it one of the great rivers of the world. ”

Xia Yuxiang said: "The Volga River is an important inland waterway in Russia, and it still plays a great role. ”

"Well, the first role is to generate electricity, there are 11 cascade hydropower stations on the Volga and Kama rivers, there are many dams, reservoirs and hydroelectric power stations on the Volga, and there are also many canals. In order to resist the flood disaster, the main tributaries of the Volga River have built large, medium and small reservoirs, Lao Xia just said that the Volga River and its tributaries are the most important inland waterways in Russia, in addition to the main stream, the most important shipping routes of the tributaries are the Sheksnavo River, the Oka River, the Moscow River, the Kama River, the Belaya River and the Ufa River, and the Volga River water system can be navigable for more than 17,000 kilometers. ”

"The man-made waterway is the longest with the Moscow Canal, which connects the Moskva and Volga rivers together. In addition, there are several canals that turn the Volga into a river of five seas. In addition to the Volga River flowing into the Caspian Sea, the Volga-Don Canal connects it to the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, the Volga-Baltic Canal connects it to the Baltic Sea, and the Northern Dvina Canal connects it to the White Sea. The communication and connection of these rivers form a unified network of deep-water waterways in the European region of Russia. ”

"Our Chinese enterprises also have a number of cooperation projects and cooperation in the Volga region of Russia, actively promote the in-depth development of exchanges and cooperation between the two sides, further expand and strengthen cooperation between the two sides in the fields of commerce and trade, logistics, electronic information, equipment manufacturing, infrastructure, chemical medicine, modern agriculture, small and medium-sized enterprises, financial investment, etc., and further promote exchanges in science and technology, education, literature and art, health, sports, youth and other fields. ”

"Let me tell you about Moscow's airports, which have four airports and are important international airports, connecting more than 200 cities in the country and nearly 70 other capitals and large cities. ”

"Moscow, as the center of the CIS air network, has four airports, direct flights to most European capitals and foreign cities such as New York, Montreal and Tokyo, as well as international shipping operations with 122 cities in 97 countries. The transportation in the city is relatively developed, with the subway and buses as the main means, and the number of private cars is steadily increasing. ”

"The Sino-Russian gas pipeline project, named after the 'Power of Siberia', is probably the largest investment project in the energy sector in the world. China is Russia's largest trading partner, and the trade volume between China and Russia is rising, and there are also outstanding results in energy exports to China. ”

"The country that China imports the most oil from is not the Middle East, but Russia. After the 'Power of Siberia' China-Russia natural gas pipeline is put into operation, the annual gas supply capacity will reach 38 billion cubic meters, and Russia will also become China's largest natural gas supplier. ”

"Sino-Russian cooperation and exchanges in e-commerce, the development of the Far East, and people-to-people exchanges are also accelerating. The cross-border e-commerce transaction volume between China and Russia exceeded 4 billion US dollars, and China is the main source of purchases from e-commerce channels for Russian consumers. ”

When the yacht docked, head Xia Yuxiang took everyone to the local Russian residences, and wanted to interview a few Russians at random to hear them talk about their experience of e-commerce shopping.

He was greeted by a young Russian man, his name was Yegor, 25 years old, he had dark brown hair, his hair was naturally curly, he was tall, with long legs, wearing a Russian vest on his upper body, leather pants on his lower body, and leather boots on his feet.

"Hello, have you heard of China?"

"The big country in the East, very famous, I have not only heard of it, I have also been to China. ”

"When did you go?"

"I went to Shanghai as an exchange student for a while in school, and I really like China, the Chinese are very friendly to us, and they will ask me where I am from?"

"I told them that I was from Russia, and they welcomed me warmly, and they liked to hear me tell stories about our hometown, and they also liked to share Chinese food with us, and Chinese food was so delicious, and I liked wontons, dumplings, and pot stickers. ”

"I have Chinese classmates, and they take me to the restaurant to eat, it's really delicious, and I want to go to China again if I have the chance." ”

"Do you like to shop online?"

"Yes, very much!"

At the mention of online shopping, the young man's eyes sparkled.

"I am a young man, full of curiosity about the outside world, we young Russian youth, we are very eager to go out and have a look, I think China is developing very fast, I seem to go to Shanghai to study, I bought a Chinese mobile phone, I think the quality is very good, I have been using it, so far there is no failure. ”

"The price is also very affordable, I can afford it, it is very cost-effective, I like this kind of product very much, when I get home from work, when I have nothing to do, I lie in bed, I like to take my mobile phone to browse China's e-commerce websites, the pages are beautifully made, the colors are very bright, very attractive to young people like me." ”

"Online shopping is very convenient, I often go online to choose the right products for me, such as men's clothing, watches, sneakers, the goods on Chinese e-commerce websites are very cost-effective, I like it very much, I don't know how to use it at first, I went to Shanghai to study as an exchange student, my Chinese classmates taught me, after teaching me, I have been using it, I think it is very convenient, bringing a lot of benefits. ”

"We Russian girls prefer online shopping, girls are very beautiful, they are very interested in Chinese cosmetics, clothing, electronics, jewelry, to sum up is everything that can make them more beautiful, this knows no borders, girls in the world love beauty, I think China's e-commerce development is fast, mutual benefit, for the benefit of the people of the two countries, I hope that Russia and China have been like this for generations to continue to get along with each other, to give our young people more employment opportunities, there will be better development in the future." ”