Art exhibition celebrates role models in Chinese society

Wang Jiayuan cannot be described as beautiful by any stretch of imagination. But he is portrayed in an ink painting as "one of the most beautiful faces of China" at an ongoing exhibition in Beijing.

The 50-year-old has a heavily tanned, rough face because of years spent working as the secretary of the Party branch of Chunfeng village.

The village where Wang was raised is tucked away in the remote mountains of southwestern Sichuan province. And the harsh natural environment, especially the karst landscape, saw generations of villagers live in poverty and desolation earlier.