Chinese and Russian students make snow sculptures at the Heilongjiang Park in Heihe, a city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 26, 2009. Various activities held between Chinese and Russian youths have witnessed and further promoted their friendship and enhanced the relations between the two countries. Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to start a state visit to Russia on March 22, which is expected to provide a chance for a new round of cultural and people-to-people exchanges. (Xinhua/Qiu Qilong)