(XINHUA)

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama arrives with her mother and two daughters in Beijing on March 20, kicking off a seven-day visit to China, at the invitation of Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

After taking in Beijing, Michelle Obama will visit Xi'an in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, an ancient city best known for its museum of terracotta warriors. She will end her trip in Chengdu, southwestern Sichuan Province, which is the hometown of pandas.