President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his wife, Entissar El Sisi, yesterday took Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, on a tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum, as part of the Chinese president's official visit to Egypt.
Presidential spokesperson Ambassador Mohamed El Shenawy said the President and his wife received the Chinese president and his wife on their arrival at the museum. The tour began with a detailed presentation on the Grand Egyptian Museum and its unique archaeological collection, accompanied by a guided explanation in Arabic and Chinese of the most prominent pieces on display.
The tour also included the Grand Staircase, where the two presidents and their wives heard a thorough explanation of the artifacts displayed along the staircase, before taking commemorative photos at the Pyramids panorama area.
The presidential spokesperson said the tour concluded with a visit to the King Tutankhamun treasures galleries, where the two presidents and their wives heard an explanation of the galleries' most important pieces, led by the golden mask and the throne, along with a number of artifacts that embody the precision and sophistication of art in ancient Egyptian civilization. During the tour, President Xi Jinping expressed his great admiration for Egyptian civilization and its outstanding contribution to human history, praising the Grand Egyptian Museum as a global cultural landmark worthy of the greatness of Egyptian civilization, according to the presidential spokesperson's official Facebook page.
