Zhang Qiongli (2nd R) and students walk at Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Senior High School in Enshi, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 4, 2026. Zhang Qiongli, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) and a political teacher at Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Senior High School, has been dedicated to frontline education for sixteen years.

During her tenure, Zhang has put forward multiple proposals centered on students' needs, earning wide recognition. In 2023, she recommended promoting desks and chairs tailored to the reclined rest requirements of primary and secondary school students, with related measures gradually implemented in various regions. In 2024, she proposed establishing rural libraries and optimizing the academic proficiency examination for general senior high schools. In 2025, focusing on research in red education, she advocated for formulating unified curriculum standards, advancing digital upgrades, and enhancing the educational function of red resources.

As for the 2026 NPC session, Zhang continues to concentrate on the education sector, proposing the integration of science popularization education with ideological and political education to strengthen value guidance, and purify the online environment for youth.

As a representative of the Tujia ethnic group, she also plans to propose measures to reinforce the consciousness of the Chinese national community based on the realities of Enshi. Zhang Qiongli stated, "As an NPC deputy, it is unnecessary to achieve monumental feats; instead, one should treat the small matters surrounding the people as major concerns. Only by rooting oneself in the grassroots can one hear the most genuine voices and respond promptly." (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Zhang Qiongli interacts with kids at a public welfare winter vacation care center in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Zhang Qiongli instructs students at Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Senior High School in Enshi, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Zhang Qiongli (1st R) talks with a parent at a library in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Zhang Qiongli communicates with a docent at an exhibition hall of the Communist Party of China in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Zhang Qiongli works at her office at Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Senior High School in Enshi, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Zhang Qiongli instructs students at Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Senior High School in Enshi, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Zhang Qiongli (1st L) and students visit an exhibition hall dedicated to strengthening the awareness of the Chinese national community at Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Senior High School in Enshi, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Zhang Qiongli (2nd L) talks with members of science volunteer service team from the Physics Department of Hubei Minzu University in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 4, 2026. Zhang, in cooperation with the team, actively carries out science popularization plus ideological and political education activities targeting teachers and students from primary, secondary, and higher education institutions. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Zhang Qiongli displays desk and chair set suitable for reclined rest at Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Senior High School in Enshi, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Zhang Qiongli talks with a colleague at Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Senior High School in Enshi, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)