Hundreds of thousands of citizens from all walks of life warmly welcomed the goodwill mission of the Chinese people along the tens of kilometers-long route from the Sopho Bridge to Ryonghung crossroads, Kaesonmun Street, Mansudae Street, Yongung Street and Kumsong Street, waving flags of the two countries, bouquets and boards bearing letters "Welcome and Friendship" and "DPRK-China Friendship".

When the car carrying Wen Jiabao began to head for the main streets of the city, the route was alive with the flower-waving crowd.

The atmosphere of welcome picked up when a motorcade carrying the guests reached the Friendship Tower.

The plaza of the Arch of Triumph was crowded with many school children.

When the motorcade arrived at the plaza, a clarion call was sounded for a ceremony of the Children's Union.

Children's Union members presented bouquets to Wen Jiabao who got down the car, tied a red neckerchief around his neck and accorded welcome to him on behalf of all the members of the Korean Children's Union.

The guests waved back to the cheering crowd, passing through streets wrapped in festive mood.

A general officer and a woman soldier of the Korean People's Army presented bouquets to Wen Jiabao at Jonsung Square.

The crowd that lined up along Pipha Street warmly congratulated the Chinese people on their successes made in building a harmonious socialist society based on scientific view on development under the leadership of the CPC, shouting slogans welcoming the guests.

The motorcade carrying the goodwill mission of the Chinese people headed for Kumsong Street amid the enthusiastic welcome of the crowd along the route.

Working people and youth and students along the route enthusiastically welcomed the guests, shouting "Welcome to Wen Jiabao" and "DPRK-China Friendship" while waving high pennants of the two countries, with the feelings of friendship towards the party, government and people of China who have extended positive support and encouragement to the Korean people in the efforts for building a great prosperous and powerful nation, after setting it as their strategic policy to strengthen the China-DPRK friendship.

The enthusiastic welcome accorded by Pyongyangites to the Chinese guests powerfully demonstrated the unshakable will of the Korean people to set store by the friendship and cooperation between the DPRK and China and steadily develop them and always advance hand in hand with the Chinese people in the joint struggle for the victory of the socialist cause and global independence as well as the unbreakable DPRK-China friendship.