Xi meets Lincoln High students. [Photo/China Daily]

Lincoln High School

During a visit to Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington, on Wednesday with the first lady, Xi invited 100 students to come to China next year.

"You will know China better through travel, and hopefully you will fall in love with China," Xi said.

Football players Mushawn Knowles and Dionte Simon gave President Xi a football and a personalized "Xi" jersey. Students sang On The Hopeful Field, a song originally sung by the first lady. Xi and Peng also visited a classroom and heard the school's drum line in the auditorium.

Xi visited Lincoln High School 22 years ago, in 1993, during an effort to create a sister city relationship between Tacoma and Fuzhou, Fujian province, where Xi was a regional leader.