The First Session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top political advisory body, opened in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Sunday.

A news conference on the First Plenary Session of the 12th CPPCC National Committee is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 2, 2013.

Deputies to the 12th National People's Congress arrive in Beijing, capital of China, March 2, 2013.

The 2012 Nobel laureate Mo Yan, a member of the 12th National Committee of the CPPCC, is surounded by journalists.

As the annual session of CPPCC is approaching, Gao Peifen has her proposal ready: improving legislation on protection of intangible cultural heritage.

Fu Qiping, left, asks for information regarding PM2.5 at a monitoring station in Tengtou village, Fenghua city, in East China's Zhejiang province, Feb 26, 2013.

The upcoming annual sessions of the NPC and the CPPCC opened their press center Tuesday in the Media Center Hotel in downtown Beijing.

Tie Feiyan, who was born in the 1990s, is a delegate to the National People's Congress (NPC) from Yunnan province.

Peng Changcheng, director of editorial board of the magazine Reader, prepares proposals on improving the education of teenagers and their psychological wellbeing.

China Daily Photographers follow officials, delegates and other attendeess at the annual meetings.

A reporter wears a hairstyle with the Chinese character of "Wen", the surname of Premier Wen Jiabao, to win the attention of the premier for a question during a news conference.

Reporters at China Daily cover a news conference at the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on March 14, 2012.

National People's Congress deputy Yang Shengchuan (left) greets a police officer in Fusuijing community in Beijing's Xicheng district.

Artist Yuan Xikun takes notes with a writing brush at the Fifth Session of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on March 9, 2012.

A bird's-eye view of the people.com.cn studio for the ongoing sessions of the NPC and CPPCC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday. An NPC deputy was being interviewed.