Staff members wait to welcome the deputies to the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) prior to the closing meeting of the Third Session of the 11th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 14, 2010. [Xinhua]

The bus which carries deputies to the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) from north China's Hebei Province arrives at the Great Hall of the People prior to the closing meeting of the Third Session of the 11th NPC in Beijing, China, March 14, 2010. [Xinhua]