Chinese Prez Xi Jinping To Reach Chennai At 2.30 PM Today

Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's arrival, an eight-feet stone sculpture of Goddess Meenakshi has been temporarily installed at the Chennai airport. The sculpture was supplied by Mayan Handicrafts, Mahabalipuram.

The Tamil Nadu government has organised troupes from different parts to showcase the various traditional cultures of the state. The troupes have been training hard here for the past two days.

They will perform on the stages erected for Xi to see while he is enroute Mahabalipuram from the ITC Grand Hotel.

The Chinese President will travel by road in his Hongqi luxury car to the Unesco world heritage site to meet Modi.

The two leaders will have guided tour of three monuments - Arjuna's penance, Panch Rathas, and the Shore Temple.