Shi Yongxin, abbot of Shaolin Temple, enters the Great Hall of the People for the opening ceremony of the Fifth Session of the 11th National People’s Congress as journalists jostle for photos and interviews on March 5, 2012. KE XIAOJUN / CHINA NEWS SERVICE 

Female soldiers compete in the dormitory arrangement category, March 5, 2012. To celebrate the upcoming International Working Women's Day on March 8, the soldiers took part in a 10-category competition. The categories included queuing and arrest exercises, dormitory arrangement, military theory and physical fitness. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]