Peng Liyuan, Brigitte Macron visit Beijing People's Art Theater

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Peng Liyuan, Brigitte Macron visit Beijing People's Art Theater

2025-12-04 21:19 Last Updated At：23:37

Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Brigitte Macron, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, together visited the Beijing People's Art Theater (BPAT) on Thursday.

Brigitte is accompanying the French president on his state visit to China.

At the theater museum, Peng and Brigitte gained a detailed understanding of the development of the BPAT and its exchanges with the French theater community.

They together viewed the stage set of Chinese classic play "Teahouse". At the theater center, Peng invited Brigitte to watch a drama play segment, and they engaged in a warm conversation with the performers.

Peng said generations of Chinese dramatists have adhered to inheriting and promoting fine traditional Chinese culture in their artistic creations, and learned from foreign theaters, actively advancing innovation and development.

Noting that both China and France are major cultural countries, Peng expressed hope that artists from both sides will strengthen exchanges and mutual learning, and create more outstanding artistic works.

Brigitte thanked Peng for her thoughtful arrangements. She spoke highly of Chinese dramatic arts, and expressed her willingness to actively promote people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two countries, and enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the people.

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Chengdu after Beijing trip

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Chengdu City, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Thursday evening, marking the second stop of his three-day state visit to China.

Macron is on a state visit to China from Wednesday to Friday at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

As a key hub in western China, Chengdu is renowned for its rich history and culture, serving as an important international transport gateway.

The city also has a long-standing relationship with France. In 1981, Chengdu and France's Montpellier became the first pair of sister cities between the two countries.

This is Macron's fourth state visit to China and a reciprocal visit to Xi's historic state visit to France last year that marked the 60th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations.

The French president has maintained the tradition of visiting cities beyond Beijing. He traveled to Xi'an in Shaanxi Province, Shanghai, and Guangzhou in Guangdong Province during previous visits.