The awards-giving ceremony was organised at the President House where president Mamnoon Hussain conferred the award on 61-year-old Xi.
The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Federal Ministers, Members of National Assembly and Senate, Services Chiefs and Chinese delegation.
The award was given for Xi's outstanding contribution in promotion of China's relationship with Pakistan.
Xi, also the General-Secretary of the ruling Communist party, was given warm welcome on his arrival in the President House in a traditional buggy drawn by horses.
Xi, who arrived here yesterday on his first state visit to Pakistan, unveiled a USD 46 billion corridor project.