Michelle
Obama posed for photos alongside her Chinese counterpart, Mrs Peng -
with whom she is building a budding relationship. Above, Mrs Obama
shakes hands with Xi, while her daughters walk behind her
During the visit, the Chinese President said he 'cherished' his 'sound relationship' with Barack Obama
Michelle
Obama, her daughters Malia (far right) and Sasha (far left) and her
mother Marian Robinson (second left) greeted Chinese President Xi
Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, today
Mrs
Obama expressed a positive attitude towards the U.S. and China's
relationship - saying: 'We have had a wonderful first day here in
China.' Above, the First Lady chats with the Chinese President and Ms
Peng
Mrs
Obama, her daughters Sasha and Malia, U.S. Ambassador to China Max
Baucus (third from left) meet with President Xi Jinping and his wife
Peng Liyuan at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing
The First Lady, pictured with Ms Robinson (left) and Xi (right), visited Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing
Ms Peng shows Mrs Obama the sights of the vast palace complex, which consists of nearly a thousand buildings
Great for toning her triceps: Earlier in the day, Michelle Obama took on a Chinese high school pupil at ping pong
The First Lady returns the ball as she plays at Beijing Normal School, which prepares students to study abroad
Ms Peng watches as Mrs Obama tries out a remote control mechanical robot made by Beijing Normal pupils
The
visit marks the first meeting between Mrs Obama and Ms Peng, whose
husbands run the world's first and second largest economies respectively
The First
Lady was assisted by Peng Liyuan, left, the wife of Chinese President
Xi Jinping, and 16-year-old high school pupil Lu Yuhong, right, who
showed her how to write the Chinese character meaning 'eternity'
Mrs Obama dips a calligraphy brush into ink as she takes a lesson in writing Mandarin
Mrs
Obama, her daughters and her mother, Marian Robinson, pose with Ms Peng
outside at the Forbidden City, the former palace of the Chinese imperial
families for more than 500 years, in Beijing
The visit to the Forbidden City was to be followed by a private dinner and a performance
Sasha Obama, left, cut a cool figure in shades as she wandered the Great Wall of China with her mom and sister
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and her daughters visited the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall in Beijing on Sunday
Mrs
Obama has also been photographed at famous spots including the Forbidden
City during her trip, which marks the first time a U.S. president's
wife has traveled independently to China
A
Chinese police woman stands guard from the wall as U.S. first lady
Michelle Obama and her daughters, Malia and Sasha, visit the Mutianyu
section of the Great Wall of China in Beijing
Michelle
Obama arrived in Beijing on March 20 with her mother and daughters to
kick off a seven-day, three-city tour to focus on education and cultural
exchange
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