China Greets World Leaders With Dancers, Lights, Neon Driveway

President Obama and APEC participants got an Olympics-style welcome ceremony.

ByABC News
November 10, 2014, 7:16 AM

BEIJING -- If you thought the 2008 Olympic opening games were impressive, wait until you see this.

The arrival ceremony for global leaders at the APEC Summit dinner in Beijing was like no red carpet you’ve ever seen before.

Elaborately, brightly costumed performers danced in unison with music blaring as limos drove down a street lit up in bright neon red.

It was a show reminiscent of "The Hunger Games."

Wait until you see what President Obama and the other leaders were wearing: matching head-to-toe black with silk jackets of different colors (Obama was in a deep purple). It was a club look rarely seen on international leaders.

PHOTO: U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit family photo, Nov. 10, 2014 in Beijing.
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit family photo, Nov. 10, 2014 in Beijing.
PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, U.S. President Barack Obama, and other world leaders during the Aisa-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit family photo, Nov. 10, 2014 in Beijing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, U.S. President Barack Obama, and other world leaders during the Aisa-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit family photo, Nov. 10, 2014 in Beijing.