On this day, 71 years ago, on September 15, 1954 (August 19, 1954, the first session of the National People's Congress was held in Beijing. Mao Zedong was writing ballots From September 15 to 28, 1954, the first session of the First National People's Congress was grandly held in Huairentang, Zhongnanhai, Beijing. There were 1226 representatives present. The main tasks are to formulate the constitution, formulate several important laws, listen to and review government work reports, and elect new national leaders. The meeting was presided over by Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Central People's Government, and delivered an opening speech. Hearing and adopting Liu Shaoqi's "Report on the Draft Constitution of the People's Republic of China", Zhou Enlai's "Government Work Report", and adopting the "Constitution of the People's Republic of China", the "Organic Law of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China", and the "Organic Law of the People's Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China" and the Organic Law of the Local People's Congresses and Local People's Committees at All Levels of the People's Republic of China ". The congress unanimously elected Mao Zedong as President of the People's Republic of China, Zhu De as Vice Chairman, Liu Shaoqi as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the First National People's Congress, Soong Ching Ling and other 13 people as Vice Chairmen, Dong Biwu as President of the Supreme People's Court, and Zhang Dingcheng as Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate. Based on Chairman Mao Zedong's nomination, the conference appointed Zhou Enlai as Premier of the State Council, and based on Premier Zhou Enlai's proposal, appointed Chen Yun and other 10 vice premiers of the State Council. Mao Zedong reviewed and revised the "Draft Constitution of the People's Republic of China" from left: Dong Biwu, Zhou Enlai, Li Jishen, Liu Shaoqi, Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Soong Ching Ling, Zhang Lan, and Lin Boqu congratulated Mao Zedong on his election as Chairman of the People's Republic of China and Liu Shaoqi on his election as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress