Michelle Obama charms China with ping-pong, fashion

 US first lady Michelle Obama (2nd L) and her mother Marian Robinson (L) share a light moment with Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R) and his wife Peng Liyuan after a photograph session at a guest house in Beijing on March 21, 2014. US First Lady Michelle Obama took her daughters and mother to Beijing's former imperial palace on March 21, on a China tour the White House emphasises will be light on politics and heavy on personal diplomacy. AFP

 US First Lady Michelle Obama plays table tennis as Peng Liyuan (R), wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, looks on during their visit to the Beijing Normal School, a school that prepares students to attend university abroad in Beijing on March 21, 2014.  Michelle Obama arrived in Beijing with her mother and daughters to kick off a seven-day, three-city tour where she will focus on education and cultural exchange.    AFP

 US First Lady Michelle Obama (C), her daughters from Sasha (L), Malia (2nd-L), her mother Marian Robinson (R) and Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for photographers as they visit the Forbidden City in Beijing on March 21, 2014.  Michelle Obama arrived in Beijing with her mother and daughters to kick off a seven-day, three-city tour where she will focus on education and cultural exchange.    AFP

 US First Lady Michelle Obama plays table tennis as she visit to the Beijing Normal School, a school that prepares students to attend university abroad in Beijing on March 21, 2014.  Michelle Obama arrived in Beijing with her mother and daughters to kick off a seven-day, three-city tour where she will focus on education and cultural exchange.    AFP

 US First Lady Michelle Obama (L) and Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for photographers as they visit the Forbidden City in Beijing on March 21, 2014.  Michelle Obama arrived in Beijing with her mother and daughters to kick off a seven-day, three-city tour where she will focus on education and cultural exchange.    AFP

 US First Lady Michelle Obama (C), her daughters Malia (L) and Sasha (2nd-L), accompanied by Peng Liyuan (3rd-R), wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, look at students demonstrate a remote control mechanical robots at the Beijing Normal School, a school that prepares students to attend university abroad in Beijing on March 21, 2014.  Michelle Obama arrived in Beijing with her mother and daughters to kick off a seven-day, three-city tour where she will focus on education and cultural exchange.    AFP

 Peng Liyuan (L), wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, shows US First Lady Michelle Obama how to hold a writing brush as they visit a Chinese traditional calligraphy class at the Beijing Normal School, a school that prepares students to attend university abroad in Beijing on March 21, 2014.  Michelle Obama arrived in Beijing with her mother and daughters to kick off a seven-day, three-city tour where she will focus on education and cultural exchange.    AFP

US First Lady Michelle Obama and Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping share a light moment as they visit a Chinese traditional calligraphy class at the Beijing Normal School, a school that prepares students to attend university abroad in Beijing on March 21, 2014.  Michelle Obama arrived in Beijing with her mother and daughters to kick off a seven-day, three-city tour where she will focus on education and cultural exchange.    AFP

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