Power worker proposes support for skilled team

Before Xu Qijin started maintaining power lines in Suzhou, Anhui province, his time after nightfall was mostly spent in darkness. "Life was hard then. Even the kerosene lamp was a luxury and could usually only be used when doing homework," he said.

On a visit to downtown Suzhou, the member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference made a decision to do work that could help people get power for lighting.

"When I saw a bulb, I thought how good it would be if I could do homework under the light from it," said Xu, 55, from the Suzhou branch of the State Grid.