China’s leader, Xi Jinping, was meeting with President Trump on Friday at Zhongnanhai, a heavily guarded Beijing compound where top Chinese officials live and work.

Centuries-old trees and ‘most beautiful’ roses take centre stage as US leader taken on rare stroll around secluded, symbolic seat of power.

President Trump was struck by the beauty of Zhongnanhai’s roses as he and Xi Jinping toured the latter’s executive compound Friday.

India, May 15 -- China's Secret Garden Zhongnanhai: US President Donald Trump's recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping inside Zhongnanhai has once again drawn worldwide attention to one of China's most secretive and politically important locations.

US President Donald Trump recently asked Chinese President Xi Jinping a bizarre question. This occurred amid Trump’s state visit to Beijing, China, where he was given a private tour of a fortified leadership compound.

President Donald Trump departed Beijing, China, with two gifts: a promise of rose seeds from Chinese President Xi Jinping and an additional argument for the construction of his White House ballroom project.

Zhongnanhai, a lake west of the Forbidden City, was originally named Taiyechi (太液池), meaning "pond of the immortals." Ancient Chinese dynasties had a tradition of digging large ponds in palace gardens and naming them Taiyechi.

US President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing ended with a tour of Zhongnanhai, the exclusive, heavily guarded 14th Century compound where top Chinese leaders live and work. Xi leading him on the tour was yet another moment for the cameras in a two-day trip heavy on pageantry but scant on details about policy agreed by both sides.