After upgrading the relations between China and Egypt to a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2014, cultural exchanges have been growing between the two sides.

President of Ain Shams University Abdel Wahab Ezzat addresses the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Cooperation Research Center in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 13, 2019. China's Renmin University and Egypt's Ain Shams University on Sunday inaugurated the Belt and Road Cooperation Research Center in the Egyptian capital Cairo. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

This photo taken on Jan. 13, 2019 shows the exterior of the Belt and Road Cooperation Research Center in Cairo, Egypt. China's Renmin University and Egypt's Ain Shams University on Sunday inaugurated the Belt and Road Cooperation Research Center in the Egyptian capital Cairo. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

Guests attend the inauguration ceremony of the Belt and Road Cooperation Research Center in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 13, 2019. China's Renmin University and Egypt's Ain Shams University on Sunday inaugurated the Belt and Road Cooperation Research Center in the Egyptian capital Cairo. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)