November 11, 3:19 pm | By
Xu Weiwei
Chinese party congress by the numbers
Chinese national party congresses are held once every five years and this year's meeting will usher in a once-in-a-decade transition to a new generation of top officials.
A total of 2,270 delegates, selected from over 82 million, gathered at Beijing's Great Hall of the People to start the seven-day session this year.
Here's data about the delegates that may be interesting to you:
