On December 8, 2024, the Fujian Provincial Opera & Dance Drama Theater held the "Tide of Maritime Silk Road, World Heritage Revealed" theatrical performance at the Alexandrian Innovation Center, and also performed on-site intangible cultural heritage items such as paper-cutting, puppet shows, Chinese traditional tea-making techniques and related customs . Yang Yi, Consul General in Alexandria, attended and delivered a speech.
Yang Yi emphasized that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Egypt and the "Year of China-Egypt Partnership". The Fujian Provincial Opera & Dance Drama Theater's performance in Alexandria will promote cultural and people-to-people exchanges between the two great countries and help the people to better understand each other. China. The Consulate General in Alexandria is willing to work with friends both from China and Egypt to promote cultural and artistic exchanges between the two countries and promote people-to-people bonds.
More than 200 people including the Consular Corps in Alexandria, Alexandria artists, professors and students from the Universities and local community representatives attended the event and watched the performance.