The US First Lady Michelle Obama started her first day trip in Beijing joined by Peng Liyuan, the wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
On her visit to a high school in Beijing, the First Lady tried Chinese calligraphy. She will spend a week in China aimed at promoting education and person-to-person exchanges.
Peng Liyuan has accompanied Obama to the former Imperial Palace, to be followed by a private dinner and performance.
And visit to the Great Wall is also on Sunday's schedule. Michelle Obama are to fly Monday to the northern city of Xi'an, home to the famed Terra Cotta Warriors Museum, then visit a panda breeding facility outside Chengdu in southwestern China.