BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao and his wife Liu Yongqing greeted foreign dignitaries and their spouses at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing on Saturday, ahead of a welcoming luncheon of the Beijing Paralympic Games.

    The presidential couple shook hands with the foreign guests one by one, and had pictures taken with them.

    All the guests will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Paralympics, scheduled for Saturday night in the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, in north Beijing.