
Flags flutter on the Tian'anmen Square ahead of the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 3, 2008. [Xinhua]

Foreign visitors stroll in the Tian'anmen Square in the center of Beijing March 3, 2008. The first session of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is to open in the Great Hall of the People, next the square, Monday afternoon. [Xinhua]

Visitors stroll in the Tian'anmen Square in the center of Beijing March 3, 2008. The first session of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is to open in the Great Hall of the People, next the square, Monday afternoon. [Xinhua]

Two visitors pose for a photograph in the Tian'anmen Square in the center of Beijing March 3, 2008. The first session of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is to open in the Great Hall of the People, next the square, Monday afternoon. [Xinhua]