The Chinese cultural event -- "2017 Experience China in Egypt," opened in Alexandria, Egypt on July 10, staging a cultural performance as well as exhibitions.

Artists from China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region dance in Alexandria, Egypt, on July 10, 2017. Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which represents China as the guest of honor of the 15th International Summer Festival held from July 10 to August 26 in Egypt's seaside historical city of Alexandria, gave an enchanting performance on Monday. [Photo/Xinhua]

Lu Guangjin, director of the Department of Human Rights of the State Council Information Office, Consul General Xu Nanshan for the People's Republic of China in Alexandria, and Muhammad Sudan, governor of Alexandria, attended the opening ceremony and gave speeches.

In Lu's opening remarks, he said that Alexandria plays a vital role in the history of human civilization, and left many historical stories worth remembering.

He said Xinjiang-themed cultural shows could demonstrate Xinjiang's unique charm to Alexandria and even Egypt by presenting various performances of different ethnic cultures, in order to strengthen Egyptians' understanding of China and China's Xinjiang.

After the opening ceremony, Egyptian guests and envoys from other countries visited the photo gallery and the musical instruments exhibition with Xinjiang ethnic characteristics.

Artists from Xinjiang presented an enchanting performance that introduced its various ethnic cultures to Egyptian audience in the Library of Alexandria.

The event is jointly organized by the State Council Information Office of China, the government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Chinese Embassy in Egypt and the Consulate General of China in Alexandria.