11th Panchen Lama Attends Opening Ceremony of 18th CPC National Congress

The 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu (L), attends, as a nonvoting delegate, the opening ceremony of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, on Nov. 8, 2012. The 18th CPC National Congress opened in Beijing on Thursday. [Xinhua]