Chinese President Xi Jinping left Kazakh capital Astana on Wednesday for Beijing after attending the second China-Central Asia Summit.

Upon Xi's departure, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and other senior officials saw him off at the airport.

Kazakh Air Force fighter jets escorted Xi's plane after it took off.

On the way to the airport, representatives of Chinese enterprises and Chinese overseas students lined the streets, waving the national flags of China and Kazakhstan to warmly congratulate Xi on his successful attendance at the summit.