彭丽媛会见澳洲小学生

President Xi Jinping's wife, Peng Liyuan, has met with 22 sixth-graders from Tasmania.

The young Australians have come here on the personal invitation from the Chinese President, who met with the students while he was visiting in Australia last year.

"We have visited the Great Wall. It was a fantastic sight for the first day. Later that day, we saw the well-known pandas at Beijing Zoo. It was a great start to our trip. Then next day we went to Jingshan School to meet Chinese students, friends for life. We also went sightseeing to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. A wonderful experience."

Peng Liyuan says she hopes the trip to China will encourage the young students to learn more about this country.

"Your visit is an important cultural and educational exchange between Australia and China, which is of great significance. I hope you will continue to study China's language and culture and be young ambassadors for China-Australia friendship."

The students from Hobart were part of the welcoming ceremony when President Xi Jinping made a stop-over in Tasmania in November.