Wives work to boost cultural exchanges among economies

As the leaders of the 21 APEC member economies were busy charting the future of Asia-Pacific development at the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing, their wives played their part in intertwining cultural connections for a deeper understanding of their countries and people.

Peng Liyuan, the wife of President Xi Jinping, invited the leaders' wives to a tour of the Summer Palace on Tuesday.

They took a boat tour on Kunming Lake in the former imperial resort, which is now a World Heritage Site listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.