Pic story: NPC deputy Li Lu

Li Lu, a newly-elected deputy to the 13th National People's Congress, reads a briefing in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2018. Li Lu is the head of cardiovascular department of Shenyang Medical College Second Hospital in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province. As a cardiac doctor, she has devoted to her career for over thirty years in providing medical treatments for patients. As a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress, Li came to this year's NPC with her proposal to build a cardiovascular care prevention system in rural areas. She hopes to raise public awareness on cardiovascular diseases as the incidence of the disease is on a rise in rural areas due to improved living standards and dietary changes. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)