Chinese children hug their Russian counsellors at the "Ocean" All-Russia Children's care center in Vladivostok, Russia, on August 11, 2009. [Xinhua]

Russian children perform a dance during a soiree at the "Ocean" All-Russia Children's care center in Vladivostok, Russia, on August 11, 2009. The "Ocean" care center held a soiree on Tuesday to send off the 550 Chinese children affected by the devastating 2008 earthquake in southwestern China, who came on July 23 for a three-week recreational trip. [Xinhua]