Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Yong Il left Beijing Saturday noon, wrapping up his five-day official goodwill visit to China.

It is Kim's first visit to China since he took office in April 2007. During his visit, Chinese President Hu Jintao and top legislator Wu Bangguo met with Kim and Premier Wen Jiabao held talks with him.

During in Beijing, Kim attended a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the China-DPRK diplomatic relationship and the premiere of the China-DPRK Friendship Year in 2009.

Kim also travelled to eastern China's Shandong Province, where he toured two tourist attractions, the Taishan Mountain in Tai'an and the Confucius Temple in Qufu on Wednesday morning.

Kim kicked off his visit on Tuesday at the invitation of Premier Wen Jiabao.

(Xinhua News Agency March 21, 2009)