(250124) -- LUXOR (EGYPT), Jan. 24, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Archaeological workers excavate at the Montu Temple archaeological site in Luxor, Egypt, on Jan. 9, 2025. The winter sunlight slanted across the ancient stones of the Montu Temple, casting long, ethereal shadows that danced across weathered hieroglyphs and crumbling limestone. Wisps of desert dust swirled around the feet of Egyptian and Chinese archaeologists, who moved with meticulous precision across the archaeological site in Luxor's sprawling Karnak Temple Complex. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese-Egyptian archaeologists unearth secrets of ancient temple in Egypt's Luxor