{"id":152791,"date":"2013-03-13T10:57:15","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T17:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=152791"},"modified":"2013-03-13T10:58:14","modified_gmt":"2013-03-13T17:58:14","slug":"scenes-from-the-two-sessions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/03\/scenes-from-the-two-sessions-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Scenes from the Two Sessions (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shaolin monks, antlered delegates, and security guards are all present at the &#8220;Two Sessions,&#8221; the annual meetings of the National People&#8217;s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People&#8217;s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Click an image to launch the photo gallery view.<\/p>\n<p>See more photos in the series <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/03\/photo-series-scenes-from-the-two-sessions\/\">here<\/a>. Follow the latest news from the Two Sessions <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/china\/npc-2013\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-152791 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/03\/scenes-from-the-two-sessions-2\/01-8\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/011-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-152794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/011-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/011-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-152794'>\n\t\t\t\tMarch 5, Beijing, the first meeting of the 12th NPC kicks off in Beijing\u2019s Great Hall of the People. Shaolin Temple Abbot Shi Yongxin is surrounded by journalists, but does not say a word and passes through the crowd of people. (NetEase)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/03\/scenes-from-the-two-sessions-2\/02-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/021-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-152795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/021-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/021-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-152795'>\n\t\t\t\tMarch 5, the square outside of the eastern gate of the Great Hall of the People, a journalist places his network card on his head to file his report. (NetEase)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/03\/scenes-from-the-two-sessions-2\/03-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/031-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-152796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/031-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/031-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-152796'>\n\t\t\t\tMarch 5, Beijing\u2019s Great Hall of the People, minority delegate in traditional ethnic attire. (NetEase)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/03\/scenes-from-the-two-sessions-2\/04-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/041-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-152797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/041-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/041-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-152797'>\n\t\t\t\tMarch 5, security guards in the Great Hall of the People. (NetEase)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/03\/scenes-from-the-two-sessions-2\/05-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/051-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-152798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/051-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/051-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-152798'>\n\t\t\t\tMarch 5, a police dog checks the busses delegates have ridden in Tiananmen Square. (NetEase)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/03\/scenes-from-the-two-sessions-2\/06-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/061-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-152799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/061-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/061-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-152799'>\n\t\t\t\tMarch 5, Beijing, the NPC kicks off. A military band rehearses. (NetEase)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/03\/scenes-from-the-two-sessions-2\/07-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/071-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-152800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/071-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/071-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-152800'>\n\t\t\t\tMarch 6, a small group representing the arts in the first meeting of the 12th CPPCC. Following a speech by renowned oil painter <a href=\"http:\/\/chineseposters.net\/artists\/jinshangyi.php\">Jin Shangyi<\/a>, committee member <a href=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2010\/08\/filmmaking-in-a-climate-of-caution\/\">Feng Xiaogang<\/a> proposes that all present honor the artist by toasting him with tea instead of alcohol. (Chinanews)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/03\/scenes-from-the-two-sessions-2\/08-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/081-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-152801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/081-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/081-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-152801'>\n\t\t\t\tThe afternoon of March 6, Beijing, foreign diplomats and their families invited to observe the sessions exit the Great Hall of the People. (CRI)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/03\/scenes-from-the-two-sessions-2\/09-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/091-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-152807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/091-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/091-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-152807'>\n\t\t\t\tMarch 6, a reception is held in Beijing\u2019s Great Hall of the People to celebrate International Women\u2019s Day. A Japanese woman wearing a traditional kimono passes by a security guard on her way to the reception.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/03\/scenes-from-the-two-sessions-2\/%c2%a8a%c2%bda%c2%a812e%c2%b9uothd%c2%ade%c2%b6th%c2%bdio%c2%b4iaoe%c2%beudd%c2%b5u%c2%b6th%c2%b4ieiaaoe\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/101-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-152802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/101-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/101-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-152802'>\n\t\t\t\tMarch 7, the second full meeting of the first session of the 12th CPPCC is held in the Great Hall of the People. CPPCC committee members listen to a speaker.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/03\/scenes-from-the-two-sessions-2\/11-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/111-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-152803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/111-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/111-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-152803'>\n\t\t\t\tMarch 5, the delegation from the People\u2019s Liberation Army marches in formation into the Great Hall of the People. (Southern Weekly)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/03\/scenes-from-the-two-sessions-2\/12-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/122-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-152808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/122-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/122-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-152808'>\n\t\t\t\tMarch 2, Saturday, State Council Premier <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/china\/wen-jiabao\">Wen Jiabao<\/a> reviews documents as usual in his office in Zhongnanhai. His books have already been taken off of the shelf behind him and packed in boxes.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/chinese\/tag\/%E4%B8%A4%E4%BC%9A%E8%AF%AD%E5%BD%95\/\">CDT Chinese<\/a>. Translation by Liz Carter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shaolin monks, antlered delegates, and security guards are all present at the &#8220;Two Sessions,&#8221; the annual meetings of the National People&#8217;s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People&#8217;s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Click an image to launch the photo gallery view. See more photos in the series here. 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