The troops of various complexions participating in the "Peace Mission 2007" military exercise station in the "camping village"---the base camp of the Chebarkul drill site. The officers and men have various ways to communicate in their work, training and life although they speak different languages and have different customs and habits.

　　The song and dance troupe of the Ural Military Command near the Volga River came all the way to perform for the Chinese officers and men participating in joint military exercise on August 4. However, the weather was not cooperative, it started to rain all of a sudden. And yet, it failed to dampen the enthusiasm of both sides: the performers of the Russian army kept on with their performance on the stage braving the rain, and the Chinese officers and men sat there tight and upright, watched the performance in gallant array and responded with loud and warm applause now and then.

　　In order to show the spirit of unity and coordination, the troops of different countries participating in joint military exercise sent personnel to form several mixed basketball teams and volleyball teams, thanks to the proposal of the Chinese officers and men. After a short time of practicing together, they held several games.

　　The foreign officers and men are quite interested in the Chinese kongfu. The PLA Special Force soldiers often show their unique skills to the foreign officers and men who come over to learn from them in spare time. It does not take long for the repute of the marvelous Chinese kongfu to get around in the "camping village". When the foreign officers and men run into the Chinese servicemen, they will give the thump-up sign to the Chinese servicemen and shout in awkward Chinese: "Zhongguo Kongfu". In addition, the Chinese traditional sports like tug-of-war and hand wrestling contest have also got very popular in the village.

　　By Cao Zhuo and Wang Shibin

　　(Aug 9, PLA Daily)