11月8日上午9时，中国共产党第十八次全国代表大会在北京人民大会堂开幕。图为身着盛装的少数民族代表前来参加会议。[人民画报社 董芳摄影]
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.