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  Workers busy building vessels in East China

  Vessels are being built by workers at the dock of Huanghai Shipbuilding Company in Rongcheng, East China's Shandong Province, on Friday. (Photos: People’s Daily; Compiled by Xu Yanan)The vessels include large refrigerator ships, container ships, offshore patrol vessels and krill fishing and processing vessels.Vessels are being built by workers at the dock of Huanghai Shipbuilding Company in Rongcheng, East China's Shandong Province, on Friday.Vessels are being built by workers at the dock of Huanghai Shipbuilding Company in Rongcheng, East China's Shandong Province, on Friday.Vessels are being built by workers at the dock of Huanghai Shipbuilding Company in Rongcheng, East China's Shandong Province, on Friday.Vessels are being built by workers at the dock of Huanghai Shipbuilding Company in Rongcheng, East China's Shandong Province, on Friday.

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  In pics: 'Two sessions' showcase people's democracy

  The third plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, on Friday, March 10. (Photos: Xinhua; Compiled by Li Yuxin)Staff distribute ballots at the third plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China on Friday, March 10. The third plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China on Friday, March 10. The third plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China on Friday, March 10.National People’s Congress deputy Sheng Hong (left) and resident representatives discuss community service at the Gubei Civic Center on Hongqiao Jie in Shanghai on February 17.The third plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China on Friday, March 10.

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  In pics: The power of women from all walks of life across China

  A woman works on a production line for export-bound electronic devices in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, on Tuesday. (Compiled by Li Qinfang; photos: Chinanews, Xinhua and China Daily)Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences test the tensile properties of new materials in Hefei, Anhui Province, on March 2.Female farmers are busily engaged with spring plowing on an agricultural demonstration site of Shibang Agricultural Development Company in Xiaxian county, Shanxi Province.A female prosecutor talks with students at Chongqing No. 37 Secondary School during a class break in Southwest China's Chongqing, in February.Pilot Xu Fengcan, assigned to an air assault brigade under the PLA 75th Group Army, drives a Z-20 helicopter. CPPCC National Committee member Zeng Xiaomin attends a group discussion of the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing on Monday.This young woman operates heavy machinery to repair and maintain the railway lines in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Tuesday.

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  Yulan magnolia flowers bloom in China's iconic imperial palace

  With spring around the corner, Yulan magnolia flowers are in full bloom in Beijing, China.In this group of pictures, the Palace Museum is surrounded with the beautiful flowers which smell like lemon.Native to China, the Yulan magnolia could be one of the most anticipated spring blossoms for its elegant beauty and sweet fragrance. Because it is one of the first plants to blossom, it is dubbed an envoy of spring by Chinese people.In Chinese culture, the flower is believed to bring wealth and auspiciousness.The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, was completed in 1420. It served as the imperial palace of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, with 24 emperors living there. The museum now houses more than 1.8 million precious cultural artifacts. (Compiled by Chen Xu; Photos: Courtesy of official social media account of The Palace Museum)