Full of ideas, NPC deputy is flush with excitement

With her long, black hair and fair skin that hardly shows wrinkles, and a sweet smile, Wang Runmei, 43, appears to be only in her early 30s.

But unlike some good-looking women who will spend more time on makeup and dressing, Wang rarely has a chance to dress up. As a sewer cleaner from North China's Shanxi province, Wang's daily clothes are a loose, blue work suit, an orange raincoat and a pair of rain boots.

"Sometimes I do admire other women who can wear makeup and high-heel shoes every day," she said. "But when we see those clean streets without being polluted by sewage, the strong feeling of pride and sense of achievement is a privilege that not everyone can enjoy."