Thirty-five years after "the ping heard round the world," members of the U.S. ping-pong team that visited China in 1971 are in Beijing on a friendship tour.

Former players of the US table tennis team posed for photo at the Palace Museum on March 29, 2006. The delegation is visiting China to mark the 35th anniversary of the renowned "ping-pong diplomacy" in Sino-US relations.

Members of the American delegation posed for photo at the Tiananmen Square on March 29, 2006. The delegation is visiting China to mark the 35th anniversary of the renowned "ping-pong diplomacy" in Sino-US relations.

Jack Howard, former US table tennis team captain, signed his name on a memorial book for a Chinese ping-pong fan on March 29, 2006. The delegation is visiting China to mark the 35th anniversary of the renowned "ping-pong diplomacy" in Sino-US relations.

Judy Hoarfrost, former player of the U.S table tennis team, signed her name on a memorial book for a Chinese ping-pong fan on March 29, 2006. The delegation is visiting China to mark the 35th anniversary of the renowned "ping-pong diplomacy" in Sino-US relations.

Former US table tennis player Glenn Cowan's mother, Fran Cowan (L) visited the Palace Museum in Beijing on March 29, 2006. The delegation is visiting China to mark the 35th anniversary of the renowned "ping-pong diplomacy" in Sino-US relations.

Judy Hoarfrost (L) and Jack Howard (R) posed for photo at the Palace Museum in Beijing on March 29, 2006. The delegation is visiting China to mark the 35th anniversary of the renowned "ping-pong diplomacy" in Sino-US relations.

Editor: Wing