The first session of the first National People’s Congress of the PRC was held in Beijing

The first session of the first National People’s Congress of the PRC was held in Beijing from September 15 to 28, 1954.

Deputy Wei Xiuying (L) from Jiangxi chats with deputy Wu Zhizhen (C) from the Miao ethnic group and Meng Sufen (R) from the Bouyei ethnic group, both from Guizhou Province, on the sidelines of the meeting. (Xinhua/Zou Jiandong)