China, Algeria ink agreement to build opera house (1/3)

Chinese Ambassador to Algeria Liu Yuhe (L) and Algerian Minister of Culture Khalida Toumi sign a document on the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Opera House of Algeria in Ouled Fayet suburbs in western Algiers, Nov. 5, 2012. The 1,400-seat opera house will be built in an area of 40,000 square meters in Ouled Fayet suburbs during the 24-mouth project construction period. (Xinhua/Mohamed Kadri)