Zhang Yan, a container crane operator, walks to his working place high above the ground at the container terminal of Yangshan Port in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 26, 2017. Zhang, a young man born in 1980s, has been elected as a delegate to attend the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing from Oct. 18. In about one year, a total of 2,287 delegates have been elected to attend the five-yearly national congress. According to requirements, nominees must be highly qualified politically and ideologically, have good work and life styles, be competent in discussing state affairs, and have been successful in their work. Among them, 771 delegates are from frontline production and manufacturing, including workers, farmers, and technicians, accounting for 33.7 percent of the total, up by 3.2 percentage points from five years ago. These delegates not only come from traditional industries like manufacturing, transportation, steel and coal, but also from sectors such as finance, the Internet, and social organizations. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

Jiang Yijia (R), secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) committee of Gongshi Village, gives directions at the construction site of a service center for villagers in Gongshi Village of Pengxi County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 4, 2017. Jiang, a veteran and enterpreneur, returned to his hometown as a CPC cadre at the age of 49 to help the villagers get rid of poverty. Now Jiang has been elected as a delegate to attend the Party's 19th National Congress in Beijing from Oct. 18. In about one year, a total of 2,287 delegates have been elected to attend the five-yearly national congress. According to requirements, nominees must be highly qualified politically and ideologically, have good work and life styles, be competent in discussing state affairs, and have been successful in their work. Among them, 771 delegates are from frontline production and manufacturing, including workers, farmers, and technicians, accounting for 33.7 percent of the total, up by 3.2 percentage points from five years ago. These delegates not only come from traditional industries like manufacturing, transportation, steel and coal, but also from sectors such as finance, the Internet, and social organizations. (Xinhua/Jiang Donghong)

Su Tianmei (2nd L), secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) branch of Wenpo Village, introduces the weaving technique of Dong brocade to villagers at Wenpo Village of Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, central China's Hunan Province, June 7, 2017. Su, as an inheritor of Dong brocade of Dong ethnic group, devotes herself to passing on the traditional skill and helping villagers get rid of poverty. She has been elected as a delegate to attend the Party's 19th National Congress in Beijing from Oct. 18. In about one year, a total of 2,287 delegates have been elected to attend the five-yearly national congress. According to requirements, nominees must be highly qualified politically and ideologically, have good work and life styles, be competent in discussing state affairs, and have been successful in their work. Among them, 771 delegates are from frontline production and manufacturing, including workers, farmers, and technicians, accounting for 33.7 percent of the total, up by 3.2 percentage points from five years ago. These delegates not only come from traditional industries like manufacturing, transportation, steel and coal, but also from sectors such as finance, the Internet, and social organizations. (Xinhua)

Du Liqun, a nurse of HIV/AIDS section, gives medical check for a patient at the Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 18, 2017. Du, as a medical staff on HIV/AIDS control and treatment for more than a decade, was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal for outstanding contributions to health care in 2015. Now she has been elected as a delegate to attend the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing from Oct. 18. In about one year, a total of 2,287 delegates have been elected to attend the five-yearly national congress. According to requirements, nominees must be highly qualified politically and ideologically, have good work and life styles, be competent in discussing state affairs, and have been successful in their work. Among them, 771 delegates are from frontline production and manufacturing, including workers, farmers, and technicians, accounting for 33.7 percent of the total, up by 3.2 percentage points from five years ago. These delegates not only come from traditional industries like manufacturing, transportation, steel and coal, but also from sectors such as finance, the Internet, and social organizations. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)

Yu Liufen (L), secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) branch of Yanbo Village, talks with farmers about leek planting plan in Yanbo Village of Panzhou, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 9, 2017. With Yu's efforts in the past 17 years, the remote village in mountainous region has shaked off poverty. Yu has been elected as a delegate to attend the Party's 19th National Congress in Beijing from Oct. 18. In about one year, a total of 2,287 delegates have been elected to attend the five-yearly national congress. According to requirements, nominees must be highly qualified politically and ideologically, have good work and life styles, be competent in discussing state affairs, and have been successful in their work. Among them, 771 delegates are from frontline production and manufacturing, including workers, farmers, and technicians, accounting for 33.7 percent of the total, up by 3.2 percentage points from five years ago. These delegates not only come from traditional industries like manufacturing, transportation, steel and coal, but also from sectors such as finance, the Internet, and social organizations. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

Wang Guangguo (the man wearing red helmet), secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) branch of Dianziping Village, works with villagers to build a road on a cliff in Dianziping Village of Jianshi County, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 5, 2010. Wang earns a reputation to help local villagers live better lives. He has been elected as a delegate to attend the Party's 19th National Congress in Beijing from Oct. 18. In about one year, a total of 2,287 delegates have been elected to attend the five-yearly national congress. According to requirements, nominees must be highly qualified politically and ideologically, have good work and life styles, be competent in discussing state affairs, and have been successful in their work. Among them, 771 delegates are from frontline production and manufacturing, including workers, farmers, and technicians, accounting for 33.7 percent of the total, up by 3.2 percentage points from five years ago. These delegates not only come from traditional industries like manufacturing, transportation, steel and coal, but also from sectors such as finance, the Internet, and social organizations. (Xinhua/Yang Shuipi)

Dermatologist Xu Genbao (R) gives medical check for a patient at the rehabilitation center of Jiangxi Province Dermatosis Special Hospital in suburban Nanchang City, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 29, 2017. Xu has worked in this isolated center for leprosy disease for 28 years. He has been elected as a delegate to attend the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing from Oct. 18. In about one year, a total of 2,287 delegates have been elected to attend the five-yearly national congress. According to requirements, nominees must be highly qualified politically and ideologically, have good work and life styles, be competent in discussing state affairs, and have been successful in their work. Among them, 771 delegates are from frontline production and manufacturing, including workers, farmers, and technicians, accounting for 33.7 percent of the total, up by 3.2 percentage points from five years ago. These delegates not only come from traditional industries like manufacturing, transportation, steel and coal, but also from sectors such as finance, the Internet, and social organizations. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)

Deputy Chief Engineer Jiang Yan (R) talks with her colleague at a workshop in a design institute of Shenyang Blower Works Group in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 21, 2017. Jiang has devoted her efforts to the domestically developed technology of ethylene compressor. She has been elected as a delegate to attend the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing from Oct. 18. In about one year, a total of 2,287 delegates have been elected to attend the five-yearly national congress. According to requirements, nominees must be highly qualified politically and ideologically, have good work and life styles, be competent in discussing state affairs, and have been successful in their work. Among them, 771 delegates are from frontline production and manufacturing, including workers, farmers, and technicians, accounting for 33.7 percent of the total, up by 3.2 percentage points from five years ago. These delegates not only come from traditional industries like manufacturing, transportation, steel and coal, but also from sectors such as finance, the Internet, and social organizations. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

Wu Yaqin (1st L), a community worker, cleans snow in Changshan Garden community of Changchun City, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, March 6, 2017. Wu has served as a community worker for over 20 years. She has been elected as a delegate to attend the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing from Oct. 18. In about one year, a total of 2,287 delegates have been elected to attend the five-yearly national congress. According to requirements, nominees must be highly qualified politically and ideologically, have good work and life styles, be competent in discussing state affairs, and have been successful in their work. Among them, 771 delegates are from frontline production and manufacturing, including workers, farmers, and technicians, accounting for 33.7 percent of the total, up by 3.2 percentage points from five years ago. These delegates not only come from traditional industries like manufacturing, transportation, steel and coal, but also from sectors such as finance, the Internet, and social organizations. (Xinhua/Lin Hong)

Yang Fengji (L), secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) branch of Tianbiao Village, shows rubber tapping skills to young villagers at Tianbiao Village of Baisha Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 29, 2017. Yang has helped local villagers of Li ethnic group escape from poverty thanks to the rubber industry since 1998. Local villagers' per capita annual income reached 9,000 yuan (1,366 U.S. dollars) now, a giant leap from a mere 600 yuan 19 years ago. Yang has been elected as a delegate to attend the Party's 19th National Congress in Beijing from Oct. 18. In about one year, a total of 2,287 delegates have been elected to attend the five-yearly national congress. According to requirements, nominees must be highly qualified politically and ideologically, have good work and life styles, be competent in discussing state affairs, and have been successful in their work. Among them, 771 delegates are from frontline production and manufacturing, including workers, farmers, and technicians, accounting for 33.7 percent of the total, up by 3.2 percentage points from five years ago. These delegates not only come from traditional industries like manufacturing, transportation, steel and coal, but also from sectors such as finance, the Internet, and social organizations. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

Xun Xiaohong, a female drainage worker, clears a drainage well in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 18, 2017. Xun, 47, has worked at her post for over 20 years. She has been elected as a delegate to attend the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing from Oct. 18. In about one year, a total of 2,287 delegates have been elected to attend the five-yearly national congress. According to requirements, nominees must be highly qualified politically and ideologically, have good work and life styles, be competent in discussing state affairs, and have been successful in their work. Among them, 771 delegates are from frontline production and manufacturing, including workers, farmers, and technicians, accounting for 33.7 percent of the total, up by 3.2 percentage points from five years ago. These delegates not only come from traditional industries like manufacturing, transportation, steel and coal, but also from sectors such as finance, the Internet, and social organizations. (Xinhua)

This undated file photo shows Wang Endong (1st R), executive president and chief scientist of China's cloud computing and big data provider Inspur Group, working with his colleague. Wang has devoted his efforts to the research of server system technology in the past nearly 30 years. He has been elected as a delegate to attend the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing from Oct. 18. In about one year, a total of 2,287 delegates have been elected to attend the five-yearly national congress. According to requirements, nominees must be highly qualified politically and ideologically, have good work and life styles, be competent in discussing state affairs, and have been successful in their work. Among them, 771 delegates are from frontline production and manufacturing, including workers, farmers, and technicians, accounting for 33.7 percent of the total, up by 3.2 percentage points from five years ago. These delegates not only come from traditional industries like manufacturing, transportation, steel and coal, but also from sectors such as finance, the Internet, and social organizations. (Xinhua)

Professor Ru Zhengang, checks the growth situation of wheat at the laboratory in Henan Institute of Science and Technology in central China's Henan Province, Sept. 30, 2017. Ru, an expert in wheat breeding, has been elected as a delegate to attend the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing from Oct. 18. In about one year, a total of 2,287 delegates have been elected to attend the five-yearly national congress. According to requirements, nominees must be highly qualified politically and ideologically, have good work and life styles, be competent in discussing state affairs, and have been successful in their work. Among them, 771 delegates are from frontline production and manufacturing, including workers, farmers, and technicians, accounting for 33.7 percent of the total, up by 3.2 percentage points from five years ago. These delegates not only come from traditional industries like manufacturing, transportation, steel and coal, but also from sectors such as finance, the Internet, and social organizations. (Xinhua/Feng Dapeng)

Xu Qijin, an electrical worker, works at local electricity supply company in Suzhou City, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 15, 2017. Xu has worked at his post for 35 years, and made many technical achievements concerning electric power line. He has been elected as a delegate to attend the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing from Oct. 18. In about one year, a total of 2,287 delegates have been elected to attend the five-yearly national congress. According to requirements, nominees must be highly qualified politically and ideologically, have good work and life styles, be competent in discussing state affairs, and have been successful in their work. Among them, 771 delegates are from frontline production and manufacturing, including workers, farmers, and technicians, accounting for 33.7 percent of the total, up by 3.2 percentage points from five years ago. These delegates not only come from traditional industries like manufacturing, transportation, steel and coal, but also from sectors such as finance, the Internet, and social organizations. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Graphics shows that delegates to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) feature more workers and women. In about one year, a total of 2,287 delegates have been elected to attend the five-yearly national congress in Beijing from Oct. 18. According to requirements, nominees must be highly qualified politically and ideologically, have good work and life styles, be competent in discussing state affairs, and have been successful in their work. Among them, 771 delegates are from frontline production and manufacturing, including workers, farmers, and technicians, accounting for 33.7 percent of the total, up by 3.2 percentage points from five years ago. These delegates not only come from traditional industries like manufacturing, transportation, steel and coal, but also from sectors such as finance, the Internet, and social organizations. (Xinhua/Ma Yan)

In about one year, 2,287 delegates have been elected to attend the upcoming 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), to be held in Beijing from Oct. 18. According to requirements, nominees must be highly qualified politically and ideologically, have good work and life styles, be competent in discussing state affairs, and have been successful in their work. Among them, 771 delegates are from frontline production and manufacturing, including workers, farmers, and technicians, accounting for 33.7 percent of the total, up by 3.2 percentage points from five years ago. These delegates not only come from traditional industries like manufacturing, transportation, steel and coal, but also from sectors such as finance, the Internet, and social organizations. (Xinhua/Wang Yongzhuo)