International dignitaries are greeted by a group of 40 children in Chinese and foreign ethnic costumes singing Heilongjiang folk song "Boat Song on the Wusuli" in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 7, 2025. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, on Friday hosted a welcome banquet in China's northeastern city of Harbin for international dignitaries who are here to attend the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)