A stamp collector from Yinchuan, capital city of northwestern China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, shows the set of stamps dedicated to marking the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The set of stamp was issued by the State Post Bureau on Monday, October 15, 2007, coinciding with the opening of the CPC congress.

Locals in Shijiazhuang, capital city of northern China's Hebei Province, wait in line to purchase the set of stamps that marks the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The set of stamp was issued by the State Post Bureau on Monday, October 15, 2007, coinciding with the opening of the CPC congress.

(Xinhua News Agency October 16, 2007)