国际英语资讯:Feature: Egypt marks Suez Canals 150th anniversary with artifact exhibition
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 18-- <span word="Marking">Marking</span> <span word="the">the</span> 150<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Suez">Suez</span> <span word="Canal">Canal</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="navigation">navigation</span>, <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="antiquities">antiquities</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="showcase">showcase</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="artifacts">artifacts</span>.</p><p><span word="Held">Held</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Manial">Manial</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="displayed">displayed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="Said">Said</span> <span word="Pasha">Pasha</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="ruler">ruler</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="canal">canal</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Khedive">Khedive</span> <span word="Ismail">Ismail</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruler">ruler</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="canal">canal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="navigation">navigation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> 150<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Suez">Suez</span> <span word="Canal">Canal</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 17, 1869, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="background">background</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Suez">Suez</span> <span word="Canal">Canal</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="history">history</span>," <span word="Wala">Wala</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Din">Din</span> <span word="Badawi">Badawi</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Manial">Manial</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="canal">canal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cups">cups</span> <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Khedive">Khedive</span> <span word="Ismail">Ismail</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Khedive">Khedive</span> <span word="Ismail">Ismail</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="crown">crown</span> <span word="prince">prince</span> <span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span> <span word="Tawfiq">Tawfiq</span>, <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sculpture">sculpture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Modern">Modern</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="Muhammad">Muhammad</span> <span word="Ali">Ali</span> <span word="Pasha">Pasha</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="display">display</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rarest">rarest</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="painter">painter</span> <span word="depicting">depicting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Canal">Canal</span>," <span word="Badawi">Badawi</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Suez">Suez</span> <span word="Canal">Canal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="waterway">waterway</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="connecting">connecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="navigation">navigation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> 1869 <span word="after">after</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="construction">construction</span>.</p>
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