Deputies vote on approving the Constitution held during the first session of the first National People’s Congress of China

Deputies vote on approving the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China during the first session of the first National People’s Congress of China, September 20, 1954. The Constitution was adopted by secret ballot during the session, which was held in Beijing from September 15 to 28, 1954. (Xinhua/Zou Jiandong)