The original Manchurian railway was constructed under an agreement made in 1896 between the Chinese government and the Russo Chinese bank, an institution founded in 1895 to develop Manchurian .
See P. Russo, Illustrazione storica di Aderno (Aderno, 1897) .
Her character, Alex Russo, is one of three siblings who have magical powers.
A movie based on the Wizards of Waverly Place series is in the works, with Gomez playing her character Alex Russo.