Feature: Smiles return to faces of quake-affected children

Source: CCTV.com | 07-24-2008 11:17

A week after arriving in Russia for a recovery program, a group of children from China's quake zone have adjusted to their new lives.

Students from southwest China's Sichuan Province play in  the sea in Tuapse, a city on Russia's Black Sea coast,  July 21, 2008. A group of 184 students from China's  earthquake-hit province of Sichuan arrived at a summer  camp in Tuapse on July 19 for a three-week rehabilitation  visit.(Xinhua Photo)

Anywhere the Chinese children go, there are warm greetings.

In this rehabilitation center in Russia, a group of 184 children from quake-hit areas have quickly become one big family.

Despite language and cultural differences, these children have become friends after only a week together.

A Russian teacher leads students from southwest China's  Sichuan Province to do morning exercises at a summer camp  in Tuapse, a city on Russia's Black Sea coast, July 22,  2008. A group of 184 students from China's earthquake- hit province of Sichuan arrived here on July 19 for a  three-week rehabilitation visit.(Xinhua Photo)

They set the dining room tables, take photos, and play traditional Chinese games.

It's time to eat, and the Chinese children have brought a good appetite. They have learnt how to use forks, and are getting used to Russian food. Some even take it upon themselves to serve others.