An inauguration ceremony will be held at the Cultural Center of China in Cairo. Chinese Minister of Culture Sun Jiazheng is to cut the ribbon for the ceremony. At the same time, a show of the Chinese Characters -- from Jiaguwen (inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells) to Computer will be run at the center.

The completion of the Cultural Center of China in Cairo is a major event in China-Egypt relations. It is also a concrete action to maintain the strategic cooperative relations facing the 21st century between China and Egypt established by the leaders of the two countries. The center is one of the first overseas cultural centers that have been set up in the new century planned by the Chinese government for the purpose of further strengthening exchanges between China and the people of other countries, fostering cooperation, introducing China to the world and letting the world understand China.

The Cultural Center of China in Egypt is installed with advanced equipment where multi-cultural activities can be undertaken. Catering to the needs of the broad masses of the Egyptian people, the center reveals all-inclusively China's successes in the reforms and opening-up, introduces China's development in various fields and at the same time provides services related to China's teaching, lecturing, film and TV, performances, exhibitions, books, web information, etc.

The Cultural Center of China in Cairo is to serve as a window for Egyptian people to know China and as a bridge to link up China and Egypt. It is sure to make contribution to the sustained development of Sino-Egypt friendship and to fruitful exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.