Village 'backbone' works tirelessly to improve people's lives

"I just could not rest, as there are 410 households that remain poverty-stricken in my town in the middle of Hainan island," said Yang Fengji, a delegate to the ongoing 19th CPC National Congress.

The 55-year-old Yang, who is from Baisha Li autonomous county in Hainan province, has visited all 58 villages in the town of Da'an, which has a population of around 15,000, hundreds of times since he was promoted to deputy director of the township last year.

"I've been soliciting ideas for local development and trying to find jobs to help those needy households to become comparatively well off next year," said Yang, who is a member of the Li ethnic group, the earliest residents of Hainan island.