Lhasa, Dec 26 - Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal arrived here Saturday afternoon, kicking off a six-day visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.

This was his first official visit to China since he became prime minister of the Himalayan nation in May this year.

Besides Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nepal will also visit Xi'an, Beijing and Shanghai cities, Xinhua reported. (IANS)