Snapper gets set to focus on congress

Through the lens of his camera, he showed millions the relief on the face of Xiang Li, a pregnant woman, when she was pulled out of the rubble caused by the May 12 quake that struck Sichuan province last year.

His camera also told us the story of a 60-something farmer in Henan province, surnamed He, waiting desperately for emergency water supplies to irrigate his parched fields during a severe drought, which continues to affect some regions in the country.

After moving thousands of people across the country with his images posted online, 47-year-old Zhang Xiaoli, a freelance photographer, is now all set to become the first deputy of the people's congress of Luoyang city, his hometown.