In a Ming dynasty temple at the heart of Beijing’s Forbidden City, tourists huddle around an oil painting, smartphones poised.
On the crimson wall before them hangs the portrait of a Chinese icon: a superstar of stage and screen who rose from humble origins to become one of her country’s most recognisable faces.
“It’s Peng Liyuan,” says Sun Nan, a 42-year-old artist who has paused to admire the canvas. “She is very decent and beautiful.”
Zhao Chengchang, a pensioner also among the adoring crowds, says: “Everyone loves and respects her.”
Peng, 52, is the wife of President Xi Jinping, who this week makes his first state visit to Britain to kick off what officials on both sides call a “golden era” of UK-China relations. Full story...
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On the crimson wall before them hangs the portrait of a Chinese icon: a superstar of stage and screen who rose from humble origins to become one of her country’s most recognisable faces.
“It’s Peng Liyuan,” says Sun Nan, a 42-year-old artist who has paused to admire the canvas. “She is very decent and beautiful.”
Zhao Chengchang, a pensioner also among the adoring crowds, says: “Everyone loves and respects her.”
Peng, 52, is the wife of President Xi Jinping, who this week makes his first state visit to Britain to kick off what officials on both sides call a “golden era” of UK-China relations. Full story...
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