Mao Xinyu

Mao Xinyu is the grandson of Mao Zedong.

A researcher with the Academy of Military Sciences, he followed the footprints of the Long March and visited the rural areas, factories and mines on the way with his mother Shao Hua.

He has published several books on and about Mao Zedong and other members of his family.

This is the first time the 38-year-old has been made a CPPCC National Committee member. His mother was a member from 1988 to 2007.

(Source:chinadaily.com.cn)