The Chinese Minister of Culture and Tourism and his accompanying delegation visited a number of archaeological sites in Luxor Governorate

At the beginning of his official visit to Egypt, the Chinese Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mr. Hu Heping, and his accompanying delegation were keen to go to Luxor Governorate to visit a number of archaeological and tourist sites in it. websites.

The tour included a visit to the work of the Chinese mission working in the Temple of Montu in Karnak, the eastern and western mainland, as it included the Karnak temples and the Luxor Temple, which witnessed the grand ceremony held in 2016 on the occasion of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of Egyptian-Chinese relations, in addition to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari, the Colossi of Memnon, and the area The Valley of the Kings, where they visited the tomb of King Tutankhamun, and the Valley of the Queens, to visit the tomb of Queen Nefertari.

During the tour, the Chinese minister expressed his happiness at the visit and was keen to take a number of memorial photos at the sites he visited.

It should be noted that the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Mr. Ahmed Issa, had received the Chinese Minister of Culture and Tourism upon his arrival yesterday evening to Egypt, on his first official visit outside China since the Corona crisis, and after easing travel restrictions on China. The program of the visit of the Chinese Minister of Culture and Tourism to Egypt is scheduled to include a series of official meetings with a number of Egyptian officials to discuss and enhance ways of cooperation between the Egyptian and Chinese sides.

The visit program also includes a number of events, including participation in a professional workshop that will be organized between a number of Egyptian and Chinese tourism companies and hotel establishments and Chinese tour operators to discuss ways to increase tourism exchange between the two countries.