US President Barack Obama left Shanghai for Beijing Monday afternoon after meeting with municipal officials and having a dialogue with Chinese students.

US President Barack Obama waves as he leaves to Beijing in Shanghai, Nov. 16, 2009.[Ren Long/Xinhua]

Obama arrived in Shanghai Sunday night to start a four-day state visit to China. This is his first China tour since taking office in January.

US President Barack Obama gets aboard as he leaves to Beijing in Shanghai, Nov. 16, 2009.[Zhang Ming/Xinhua]