The 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the annual session of the Chinese Parliament, started on Saturday in Beijing.
Nearly 3,000 delegates would be attending the ten-day meeting which would be concluding on 13 March 2012.
The participants will be discussing the political and economic reforms the country has to take forward.
The session will be the last for President Hu Jintao, whose term ends at the end of the year.
Specially trained hotel guides have been provided to cater to the delegates at the congress.
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Hotel guides for delegates pose for a photo on Tiananmen Square during the annual session of China's parliament, the National People's Congress, in Beijing March 4, 2012.ReutersHotel guides for delegates at the National People's Congress pose for a photo in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.ReutersHotel guides for delegates pose for a photo on Tiananmen Square during the annual session of China's parliament, the National People's Congress, in Beijing March 4, 2012.ReutersHotel guides for delegates at the National People's Congress pose for a photo in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.ReutersHotel guides for delegates at the National People's Congress walk towards the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.ReutersHotel guides for delegates at the National People's Congress jump to pose for a photo on Tiananmen Square in Beijing.ReutersHotel guides for delegates at the National People's Congress pose for a photo in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.ReutersA security officer keeps watch as he sits inside the Great Hall of the People, the venue of the National People's Congress or parliament, in Beijing March 2, 2012.ReutersAn attendant stands as she waits to serve during a news conference inside the Great Hall of the People, the venue of the National People's Congress or parliament, in Beijing March 2, 2012.Reuters