Head of the Egypt's Opera House, Inas Abdel Dayem said the Egyptian-Chinese cultural year was overwhelmingly successful. Abdel Dayem said in a statement"we have made great efforts and were exhausted for a long time, and it was the joint cooperation between the Egyptians and Chinese artists is the key word in the success of the concert". The Egyptian Chinese cultural year was attended by presidents of the two countries in the southern temple city of Luxor.