First Lady Melania Trump joined President Xi Jinping‘s spouse Madame Peng Liyuan for a visit to the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art on Thursday, marking a cultural exchange between the United States and China.
After attending the opening ceremony for President Xi Jinping’s arrival at the White House, the first spouses visited the Peacock Room in the museum, an elaborate showcase of Chinese blue and white Qing dynasty (1644-1911) porcelain.
The two spouses paused and viewed a famous ‘Princess from the Land of Porcelain’ painting in the room by artist James McNeill Whistler, while museum curators explained details about the story behind
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