A total of 2,289 delegates of the Communist Party of China will arrive in Beijing to attend the 19th CPC National Congress. CGTN breaks down the makeup of this important group to look at who they are, where they're from and, potentially, what decisions they will make.[Special coverage]
Besides the country's high-ranking politicians, the delegates are comprised of a large number of business people, intellectuals and grassroots workers from a diverse -- and changing -- political, economic and cultural landscape.
This year has witnessed a notable rise in female representation. One out of every five delegates were female in 2007. Now it's one in four. The number of female delegates has risen by over a hundred from 10 years ago.
At the same time, this year's delegates are relatively a lot younger.
Compared to the last Party Congress five years ago, the number of delegates under the age of 55 has risen to 1,600 from under 1,500. There are also more delegates under the age of 45.
The Party is opening the door to a new generation of members. This year, nearly 90 percent of the delegates joined the Communist Party of China after the country's reform and opening up in 1978, a significant increase from around 70 percent five years ago.
And nearly one out of every five delegates joined the Party at the turn of the century.
