With her luxurious hair and clothes that exude style and confidence, deputy to the National People’s Congress Zhu Xueqin looks more like a corporate executive than a champion of migrant workers.
For law professor Hou Xinyi, the designation of Constitution Day in 2014 was the culmination of his years of efforts.
For China's academic-turned environment chief, the first thing to consider after waking up every morning is no longer his students, but the color of the sky.
Born and raised in a cliff-side village in Southwest China's Sichuan, Luo and more than 300 villagers, mostly ethnic Yi people, have mastered the skill of climbing down the 800-meter cliff on ladders, as the only path leading to the outside world was along the wild Daduhe River under the wall.
Talking about the high attrition rate among security guards, a deputy of the National People's Congress becomes upset.
Shang Shaohua never expected one of her proposals would prove unnecessary at the start of the two sessions.
Wang Jichao's first language is Yi, but when he was 13 a teacher taught him to say a few words in Mandarin, including Beijing and Tian'anmen. He struggled to pronounce them, and had no idea what they meant.
Liu Li's job as a foot masseuse may seem a lowly calling to some, but she says it not only provides her with food and clothing, but also keeps her in touch with the kind of people she represents as a National People's Congress deputy.