A tale of two cities New documentary explores the deep connections between Quanzhou and the Egyptian port of Alexandria through personal experiences and cultural exchanges, Li Yingxue reports. By Li Yingxue | China Daily | Updated: 2026-08-29 14:51

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202608/29/WS6a928166e4b06d4aa055b27a.html Beneath the pyramids and among the colonnades of ancient temples, the story of Egypt's ancient civilization is being told in fluent Chinese. Mohamed Hassan Fahmi Hassan, a Chinese-speaking Egyptian tour guide, often places the histories of China and Egypt on the same timeline: When ancient Egyptians were building their temples, what was happening in the distant East? In his telling, two civilizations separated by thousands of miles meet across time and space.