China's
vice-president also visited Luxor and the Giza Plateau. Written By/ Nevine
El-Aref.
Amid
his short visit to Egypt, China's Vice-President Wang Qishan witnessed the
signing, along with Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, of the first
Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Antiquities and the Chinese
Academy of Social Sciences in the archaeological field.
Minister
of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany signed the MoU with Chen Xingcan, director of
the Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, in
order to strengthen cooperation in the archaeological field, the training of
archeologists and museologists, as well as increasing archaeological awareness
among both Egyptian and Chinese citizens.
Starting
November, the first Chinese archaeological mission will start work in an
archaeological site in Egypt, including conducting an archaeological survey,
excavation, and restoration and documentation works. Accompained with El-Enany,
Qishan also embarked on tours at Luxor and the Giza Plateau where he admired
the beauty of the ancient Egyptian civilisation.
In
Luxor, he visited Luxor and Karnak Temples as well as the tomb of King
Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings. At the Giza Plateau, he visited King
Khufu’s pyramid and the Sphinx. Minister of Antiquities El-Enany accompanied
the China vice-president at both sites.
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