China starts annual parliamentary session (3/16)

Participants of the second sessions of China's 12th National People's Congress (NPC) pay a silent tribute to the victims of the March 1 terrorist attack in southwestern city of Kunming, at the opening meeting of the second session of the 12th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2014. The second session of China's 12th NPC, the national legislature, opened in Beijing on March 5. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)