A deputy (front) to the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) takes pictures while walking to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2010. The Third Session of the 11th NPC opened on Friday. [Xinhua]

Shi Yongxin, deputy to the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) and also abbot of Shaolin temple, is interviewed prior the opening meeting of the Third Session of the 11th NPC outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2010. The Third Session of the 11th NPC opened on Friday. [Xinhua]