Boy becomes ‘celebrity’ after posing in photo with president  

男童包子鋪與習(xí)近平合影 成幼兒園明星(圖)

中共中央總書記、國(guó)家主席、中央軍委主席習(xí)近平在北京市月壇北路慶豐包子鋪吃午餐的新聞，引爆網(wǎng)絡(luò)。報(bào)道中，習(xí)近平總書記摟著一名小男孩的一張照片吸引了很多網(wǎng)友的關(guān)注。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) -- The boy who joined a group photo with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his weekend visit to a Beijing steamed bun shop has become a little "celebrity" at his school, Dahe.cn observed on Thursday.

The boy surnamed Yuan is from Luoyang, Henan province. He encountered the president while having a lunch with his family on December 28, 2013.

Xi paid an impromptu visit to a branch of the Qingfeng Steamed Bun Shop on Yuetan North Avenue that day. He waited in line to order his own 21 yuan (3.4 US dollar) meal of six steamed pork buns, a cold vegetable dish and a bowl of soup - all traditional northern dishes - and paid for them out of his own pocket. The food is now called the "set meal for President Xi" by Chinese netizens.

After the president finished his meal, the boy came forward and greeted him.

The president smiled and asked the boy: "How old are you?"

"I am five years and eight months," the boy replied.

"You are a tall and strong boy. Come here and take a photo with me," said the president, pulling the boy closer to him.

The boy's parents then shot pictures with their cell phones.

The boy said the president is a "nice elder."