President Xi Jinping (2nd L) his wife Peng Liyuan (L) walk with Indonesian President Joko Widodo (2nd R) and his wife Iriana (R) as they lead the re-enactment of the historic walk from 1955 along Asia Africa Street in Bandung, West Java, at the conclusion of the Asian-African Summit, April 24, 2015. [Photo/Agencies]

BANDUNG, Indonesia - Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Asian and African leaders participated here Friday morning in a series of events to commemorate the historic 1955 Bandung Conference.

The 60th-anniversary commemoration of that landmark bicontinental gathering opened with a repeat of the "historical walk," with the leaders strolling from Savoy Homann Hotel to Gedung Merdeka, or the Independence Building.

Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, walked alongside their Indonesian counterparts in the front of the array, which marched forward to the cheers of the crowds that had gathered on both sides of the avenue.

The first Asian-African Conference took place in Bandung on April 18-24,1955, and was attended by representatives from 29 Asian and African countries and territories.

At the 1955 gathering, the leaders crafted a new ethos to govern international relations known as the Bandung Spirit and embodied by the Ten Principles of Bandung.

Over the past 60 years, the Bandung Principles, centered on peaceful coexistence, have been embraced by more and more countries. And today the Bandung Spirit of solidarity, friendship and cooperation remains relevant and potent in world affairs.

By following the footsteps of their predecessors, the leaders demonstrated their determination to remember and carry forward the time-honored guiding norms.