Across China's vast land of 9.6 million square kilometers, live 1.4 billion people. In bustling streets and community hubs, everyday chatter echoes people's hopes and concerns.

From farmlands and factories to snow peaks and plains, deputies to the National People's Congress (NPC) bring grassroots voices into the flow of democracy. Connecting public sentiment with development strategies, they are the vibrant practitioners of whole-process people's democracy.

Click the video to learn how NPC deputies fulfill their solemn promise — elected by the people, serving the people.