OnlinevotingkickedoffonOctober1sttoselectChina’sgrassrootsheroesor“GoodSamaritans”forthethirdquarterof2013.
InitiatedandsponsoredbyXinhuaNewsAgency,netizenscanvotefortheirfavoritesonlineorviamicroblogsandmobileapplications.
Atotalof10individualswillbeselectedfrom20candidatesknownforactionsthathavedrawnattentiontomoralandsocietalissues.
ShaanxiProvince’sNiuYuqin,whooverthelast28yearshasplantedover73,000hectaresoftreestocontroldesertification,isamongthecandidates.