A dessert display features a Chinese-style pavilion and bridge, which was made by hand with chocolate.
Part of the dishes served on the state dinner.
Part of the dishes served on the state dinner.
The rose, a calligraphic representation of the flower that is precious to the East and West, serves as the emblem of the state dinner.
The decor for the state dinner, held in the East Room, combines the artistry of Chinese and Western aesthetics, demonstrating a deep respect for both Chinese and American architecture and landscapes.
Traditional Chinese Shaoxing wine will also be served as guests enjoy their starter -- wild mushroom soup with black truffle, according to the official menu provided by the White House.
Official menu of the State Dinner provided by the White House.
Microsoft staff hold Chinese national flags and signs to welcome Chinese President Xi’s visit in Seattle on Sept. 23, 2015.
Microsoft staff hold Chinese national flags and signs to welcome Chinese President Xi’s visit in Seattle on Sept. 23, 2015.
Microsoft staff hold Chinese national flags and signs to welcome Chinese President Xi’s visit in Seattle on Sept. 23, 2015.
Microsoft staff hold Chinese national flags and signs to welcome Chinese President Xi’s visit in Seattle on Sept. 23, 2015.
Microsoft staff hold Chinese national flags and signs to welcome Chinese President Xi’s visit in Seattle on Sept. 23, 2015.
A Microsoft staff welcomes Chinese President Xi’s visit in Seattle on Sept. 23, 2015.
President Xi takes a group photo with Internet giants from both China and the U.S.
President Xi takes a group photo with Internet giants from both China and the U.S.
Zhou Hongyi, chairman of China's Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd., posted a photo he took with Apple Inc.'s CEO Tim Cook on his Sino Weibo account.
Zhou Hongyi, chairman of China's Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd., introduces his company's brand-new Qihoo 360 smartphone to Apple Inc'.s CEO Tim Cook.
A photo Zhou took with the APP shows the age of Cao Guowei, CEO of Sina Corp., left, as 48, and Cook as 43.
Yang Yuanqing, Lenovo chairman and CEO, posted a photo on his weibo account of Jack Ma of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.; Lu Guanqiu, chairman of Wanxiang Group; and Pony Ma Huateng, chairman and CEO of Tencent.
"Here comes a group photo," Cao Guowei, CEO of Sina Corp., commented on Weibo as he posted a picture he took when President Xi Jinping was speaking with business leaders.
Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook post after meeting with President Xi Jinping.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) is greeted by U.S. President Barack Obama as he arrives at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, Sept. 24, 2015.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) is greeted by U.S. President Barack Obama as he arrives at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, Sept. 24, 2015.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) is greeted by U.S. President Barack Obama as he arrives at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, Sept. 24, 2015.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) is greeted by U.S. President Barack Obama as he arrives at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, Sept. 24, 2015.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama walk to a private dinner near the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Sept. 24, 2015.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama walk to a private dinner near the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Sept. 24, 2015.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (3rd L) meets with U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R) at the Blair House in Washington D.C., the United States, Sept. 24, 2015.
Chinese President Xi Jinping's wife Peng Liyuan (L) and U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama choose "Bei Bei" as the name of a baby panda at the Giant Panda House of the National Zoo in Washington D.C., the United States, Sept. 25, 2015.
The First Ladies pose with students from Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School after they unveiled the name of a baby panda at the Giant Panda House of the National Zoo in Washington D.C., the United States, Sept. 25, 2015.
The First Ladies pose with students from Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School after they unveiled the name of a baby panda at the Giant Panda House of the National Zoo in Washington D.C., the United States, Sept. 25, 2015.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) attends a presentation ceremony on which the Chinese government gives the "Zun of Peace," an ancient Chinese-styled wine container, to the United Nations as a gift, in New York, the United States, Sept. 27, 2015.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) attends a presentation ceremony on which the Chinese government gives the "Zun of Peace," an ancient Chinese-styled wine container, to the United Nations as a gift, in New York, the United States, Sept. 27, 2015.

For the first time as China's top leader, President Xi Jinping has set foot in the United States, this time to meet with his counterpart President Barack Obama and CEOs of top U.S. companies. The state visit centers on agreements on politics, cybersecurity, military and economy, among others.

Joined by CEOs of China's top 15 companies, President Xi started his tour by attending the Eighth U.S.-China Internet Industry Forum at Microsoft headquarters in Seattle, on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Staff at Microsoft welcomed him and his delegates by holding national flags and signs at their Seattle headquarters.

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The following day, Xi met Obama, and the two walked along Pennsylvania Avenue to the Blair House, across a street from the White House, for a meeting. The day ended with a private dinner, a prelude to the state dinner on Friday, Sept. 25.

On Sunday, Sept. 27, the Chinese president attended a presentation ceremony at the U.N. headquarters to bestow a "Zun of Peace" in recognition of the world body's 70th anniversary. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon accepted the token. With the symbolic gift came Xi's pledge to aid the United Nations in its fight against poverty by giving $2 billion to boost the latter's efforts.