First Lady Melania Trump Highlights Art, Culture, and the Next Generation During State Visit of President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan

Summary: This White House release recaps the ceremonial and cultural components of Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan's state visit, focusing on First Lady Melania Trump's role in hosting Madame Peng. State Arrival Ceremony (Sept. 24): Held on the South Lawn, featuring a military review, performances by the Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, and Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, concluding with a flyover of a B-2 Spirit bomber and four F-22 Raptors. Cultural program at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art: Mrs. Trump and Madame Peng viewed a Shang dynasty notched jade disk, the Peacock Room (created by American artist James McNeill Whistler), and an 18th-century Qianlong-period Chinese porcelain vase. The program closed with a performance of "Jasmine Flower" and "Songs & Smiles" by the youth choir from Hope Chinese School. State Dinner: Held that evening in the East Room, blending American culinary traditions with Chinese influences, organized under Mrs. Trump's direction. Friday events: The visit concluded with tea in the Red Room, followed by a joint visit to the National Archives, where the couples viewed documents related to America's 250th anniversary and U.S.-China historical relations, before the two couples said their farewells there.