China opens National People's Congress – in pictures

Saturday, 05 Mar 2011

Annual Communist party session begins Beijing's Great Hall of the People. About 3,000 delegates will approve the Chinese government's economic and social plan for the next five years, 2011-2015

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NPC in Beijing: Tiananmen Square — A Chinese paramilitary policeman keeps watch above Tiananmen Square as the sun rises before the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Photograph: Andy Wong/AP

NPC in Beijing: Stewardesses — Stewardesses pose for photographs on Tiananmen Square outside the Great Hall of the People Photograph: Diego Azubel/EPA

NPC in Beijing: Officers salute — Soldiers on Tiananmen Square Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

NPC in Beijing: Stewardess adjusts her hat — A stewardess dressed in an ethnic minority costume arranges her hat Photograph: Diego Azubel/EPA

NPC in Beijing: Conductor — A military band conductor rehearses before the opening session Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP

NPC in Beijing: Segway — A policeman rides a Segway-style scooter outside the Great Hall of the People Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images

NPC in Beijing: A delegate — A delegate of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference reads a government report from Premier Wen Jiabao Photograph: Jason Lee/REUTERS

NPC in Beijing: President Hu Jintao — China's president, Hu Jintao, and other top leaders attend the opening ceremony Photograph: REUTERS

NPC in Beijing: A security officer keeps watch — A security officer keeps watch inside the Great Hall of the People Photograph: Jason Lee/REUTERS

NPC in Beijing: Opening Session — The opening ceremony in the Great Hall of the People Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

NPC in Beijing: ethnic minority delegate — An ethnic minority delegate leaves the Great Hall of the People in Beijing after the opening session Photograph: Vincent Thian/AP

Saturday, 05 Mar 2011

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