11月8日上午9時，中國共產黨第十八次全國代表大會在北京人民大會堂開幕。圖為身著盛裝的少數民族代表前來參加會議。[人民畫報社 董芳攝影]
The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, on Nov. 8, 2012. Delegates from China's different ethnic groups attend the congress wearing their unique traditional costumes, the sight of which attracts journalists from both home and abroad.