Twelve Photos to Tell You Who Xi Is

1. A warm kiss: President Xi Jinping kisses a young boy on the cheek during a visit to quake-hit Lushan county, Sichuan Province. Xi visited the area one month after a magnitude-7 earthquake devastated the area.

2. Xi Dada and Peng Mama: President Xi and flrst lady Peng Liyuan are affectionately referred to as Xi Dada (meaning “Father Xi” or “Uncle Xi”) and Peng Mama (or “Mother Peng”).

3. Xi and Peng exchange a loving glance.

4. The president menu: President Xi visits a Qing Feng Baozi restaurant in Beijing on December 28, 2013. Xi’s visit to the restaurant garnered much attention, and his order of baozi, or steamed buns stuffed with meat and vegetable fillings, is now on offer at the restaurant as the President’s Menu.