6月15日,由深圳市贸促委主办,深圳市贸促委驻埃及联络处承办的“国际友人在深摄影作品国际巡回展”首站登陆埃及。当天参展观众多达2000人次。

　　本次展览以“此心安处是我乡”为主题，通过展出在深工作、生活的外国友人在深圳拍摄的优秀摄影作品，以及在深外籍摄影师的采访视频，体现深圳宜居、宜业、宜游的城市风貌和国际化现代化创新型城市的建设成就。开展当天，联络处还与中国驻埃及大使馆高等教育部合作共同举办了“汉语桥开罗俱乐部颁奖典礼”。

　　本次展览获得了参观者的广泛好评。许多埃及大学生被图片所展示的深圳宏伟地标、现代化气息以及自然和都市之间的和谐关系所深深吸引。埃及联络处负责人张聂表示：“埃及的大学生以前对中国了解不多。这是他们第一次意识到深圳是一个现代化的城市。”在中埃建交65周年之际，本次展览加深了埃及人民对深圳的认识，使深圳城市形象通过国际友人的视角在非洲亮相。

　　深圳市贸促委驻埃及联络处从6月初就开始筹备本次展览。接下来，该展览将在泰国、肯尼亚、墨西哥等8个国家巡回展出。

Photo exhibition gains popularity in Egypt

　　A PHOTO exhibition showing about 100 winning pictures of the Second Expats Eye Shenzhen Photo Contest has been a hit in Egypt. A follow-up event of the competition, the one-day display Tuesday at a hotel in Cairo attracted over 200 Egyptian visitors. Themed “Shenzhen is the home where our hearts settle,” the exhibition was organized by the Liaison Office in Egypt under the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Shenzhen Municipal Committee (CCPIT Shenzhen). The office also cooperated with the Department of Higher。

　　Education Affairs under the Chinese Embassy in Egypt, which hosted the Chinese Bridge Proficiency Competition on the same day. The Egyptian liaison office had prepared the exhibition since the beginning of June. “We tried our best to attract more local people,” said office representative Zhang Nie. Many Egyptian university students were drawn to the photo selections which show Shenzhen’s magnificent landmarks, booming development and the harmonious relationship between nature and the city’s people. The exhibition received mostly positive feedback from visitors.

　　“They (students) didn’t know much about China previously. It is the first time for them to realize that Shenzhen is a modern city,” Zhang said. Zhang said the event is meaningful. “First, the photo exhibition has increased Egyptian people’s understanding of Shenzhen,” Zhang said. “Second, both the exhibited photos and the Chinese contest present the interaction between China and Egypt as 2021 marks the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.”