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

17:21, March 10, 2023

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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)

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  Moments of the week (02/27-03/05)

  Members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, arrive at the Great Hall of the People for the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing, on Saturday. (Photo: chinadaily.com.cn)People visit the Lei Feng Memorial Hall in Fushun, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Saturday. Many people visited the Lei Feng Memorial hall ahead of 'Lei Feng Day', which falls on March 5 every year in remembrance of Lei Feng, a young soldier who embodied the spirit of self-sacrifice. (Photo: Xinhua)People attend a press conference about a new discovery behind the Khufu Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, on Thursday. A discovery of a nine-meter-long and 2.10-meter-wide corridor behind the Great Pyramid of Giza, known as Khufu Pyramid, was announced on Thursday. (Photo: Xinhua)A view of part of the wreckage of a capsized boat that was washed ashore at a beach near Cutro, southern Italy, on Monday. (Photo: AP)Relatives cry on the coffin of one of the victims of last Sunday's shipwreck at the local sports hall in Crotone, southern Italy, on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)Argentina's Lionel Messi (L) greets FIFA President Gianni Infantino after receiving the Best FIFA Men's Player Award during the Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 ceremony in Paris, France, on Monday. (Photo: Xinhua)Workers keep a bottlenose dolphin wet during the trip to set it free in Danzhou, South China's Hainan Province, on Wednesday. The dolphin was found hurt on the shore of Hainan's Changjiang in April last year and has been tended to in a research base in Danzhou. (Photo: chinadaily.com.cn)20,000 plum trees are in full blossoms in Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, on Monday. (Photo: CFP)Photo taken on Monday shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, seen from Fox Glacier on the west coast of the South Island, New Zealand. (Photo: Xinhua)Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets, shin...

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  Spreading culture to the rural masses in North China's Hebei Province

  In recent years, Luanping county in North China's Hebei Province has been working on providing cultural experiences to benefit local residents. (Photos: Liang Zhiqing; Compiled by Xiong Yiyang)The county continuously carries out various activities to enrich their cultural life, such as holding opera performances for the rural masses.Actors in a local opera group put on make-up and rehearse in Hushiha village, Luanping county on Friday.A local opera group performs in Hushiha village, Luanping county on Friday.