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)
