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)

Chinese Ambassador to Algeria Liu Yuhe (L) shakes hands with Algerian Minister of Culture Khalida Toumi after signing 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)

Chinese Ambassador to Algeria Liu Yuhe (1st L) and Algerian Minister of Culture Khalida Toumi (2nd L) cover the lid for the foundation stone during 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)