Journalists queue to get the documents of the Second Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) before the opening of the session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2009. The Second Session of the 11th NPC is to open on Thursday. 

 A foreign journalist works outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2009. The Second Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) opens on Thursday.