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Thee Goge Pobe | July 2,

Liu Bai’s ProLoGue

snc 1993, ft th ThGg dm w ppvd b thNtnl Ppl’ Cng, tw

knd f ppltn ttlmnt nth Th Gg w ffcll

nctnd.1 eth th lcl gvnmntcld tk pnblt f lctngppl n nb , n hgh lp “n tht ndd t b dvlpd,”nd plc knwn “ttlmntwth dvlpmnt,” ndvdldtnd t b dplcd b th dmcld ng th wn ttlmnt,td f th v , knwn “lctng nlf.” und th fm,

ppl wld mv ccdng t nntgtd, gvnmnt-gnzd pln;nd th ltt, ppl wld thwn cnnctn nd k hlp cvnvttn fm fnd nd ltv nth t lv nd ttl mwhl. B 2000, whn th gvnmntnnncd tht 1.35 mlln2 ppl wldhv t mv t mk w f th ThGg dm, mn 200,000 pplhd “lctd thmlv” t Hnn

ilnd, Gngdng Pvnc, Hb

1 Th ft ttlmnt plc w d n

agt 19, 1993 nd th cnd n, vd n

bd n th ft, w d n Mch 1, 2001

2 B th nd f sptmb, 2006, 1.2 mlln

hd bn mvd.

Bght sn Ct’ Dk intntB L B

Pvnc, shngh, nd th ch plc,ncldng Bght sn Ct (Dngng) nHb, wh th t tk plc.3

BriGHT suN CiTy

F hndd nd vnt thnd

ppl ld lvd n Bght snCt, lctd n th ychng f

Hb Pvnc t th nth f th yngtzrv. Th w n bt 2,000 qklmt n z, th-qt f whchw hll mntn. Th ct wclfd p nd vl lckng nbl lnd nd c, ccdng ttndd gvnmnt ct.

Thgh n ffcl mtng nctndn ch ctn, whn m ntpngBght sn Ct ctzn lnd f th“lctng nlf” plc th gnzd dlgtn t tvl t th Th Ggtwn f ynng, Zhngxn, Fngj, nd Whn. Th ntnt w t l vct Bght sn Ct wth pm f gdlvng nd wkng cndtn, ll ndth bnn f “wkng f th cnt nd hng th bdn f th Th

Gg Pjct.”

3 accdng t tpltn n th yngtz

rv Wt Cnvtn Cmmtt dcmnt,

ch pn n hhld tht lctd

thmlv hd t gn lctn cntct nd,

n th, hld cv 25,000 n (us$3,100)

cmpntn.

Tanlaton by Madelene ro and Fang L




apphnv nd dntd b thttn, th lvng n th dmttlmnt w mvd b thkndn f th vtng Bght snCt pnttv. Fthm, th

gnll ttd th gvnmnt, n b n th bgn t gn lctncntct tht tpltd cmpntnmnt nd lnd llctn p fnt.

Wht th Th Gg dm vcwh gd t mv t Bght sn Ct ddn’t knw w tht th Bght sn Ct pnttv th ttd hd gndgmnt wth lcl vllg cmmtt(fm th n-t-b-fldd ), wh

w l n chg f th lctnfndng. Th wld p th Bght snCt vllg cmmtt 500 n f chpn tht mvd nd n ddtnl4,224 n p pn nwcm fnftct (wll, d, fct, tc.).Th mn wld t th nwcm tlct t nw hm nd fnd nw wt mk lvng n Bght sn Ct.

Th w clld th “Twn rttlmntF.” Thgh th Twn rttlmntF nd nbl, n lt thlct w nt tld hw mch wpd f th lctn bnft nd th blv th fnd ltmtl dppdnt ffc bldng cntctn, lx c, nd vn nt pvt pckt. Ct tht dnd t, clmng tht thfnd w cll mkd ccdngt gvnmnt dcmnt nd n th bf

pd f 12 d, hd pvdd mn bnft f th nwcm, ncldng:

“an average per capta allocaton of 1.5 mu of land: of the total aggregate of land provded, 4,509 mu are paddy feld, 3,188 mu are dry farmland, 1,035 muare orchard and 1,096 mu are vegetable

plot. in addton, there are alo 66,000 quare metre of level land for houng, 54 klometre of road, 132 brdge, 50 klometre of telephone cable, 78 klometre of electrcty cablng, 450

well, 30 renovated chool, 3,500 mu of land uppled wth rrgaton and water conervaton…”

accdng t m n-th-pt nvtgtn,th w ttll fctt pjct. ikd th dct f th rttlmntB, sng Tnx ( Bght sn Ct ffcl), “Wh th pjct tht hvbn blt f th bnft f th ncmngppl? Whch vllg th n? Wht

th lctn? Pl pnt thm tt m.” smgl nddng h hd, sngpld, “Dn’t h m. Wht gttd bt?” Thn h chngd thbjct.

Ndl t , th mgnt wh mvdt Bght sn Ct w cncnd thtmn wnt mng nd ltmtl ddnthng t hlp thm tblh nw lv,

bt th wnt dctl nt th pckt f nchd Bght sn Ct ffcl. Bghtsn Ct ttctd 832 mgnt hhldfm th Th Gg , ttl f 3,742 ppl, mkng t th tht hdccptd th hght nmb f pplttld nd th “lctng nlf”plc.

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at th nd f 2001, i wnt t mllBjng htl clld Xkl t mtwth vn mn wh hd bn lctdt Bght sn Ct. Fng ynch, Jn Xnghn, yng Qngx nd th th hdcllctd tgth m mn t cmt Bjng t pld th c f pp




cmpntn t gvnmnt ffcl.4 on f th vn, gng t th tmpl,td nt th lttl m cwdd wthppl nd ddnl fll t th fl.Knlng n fnt f m, h d, “Thnk

f bng v, w ll cn’tg n lvng!” Bng pt, i hd nl pmd t wt “Cnfdntl Mm”5 ft fndng t lttl bt th ttn.Th mn, wh nm w Fng ynch,hd bn nbl t gt th lctnmn wd t hm ft mvng t Bghtsn Ct nd hd lt vthng.

i ntd tht ll f th mgnt, tngcmmd n tht lttl m, w wng v cln nd td clth. evn f thT-ht w fll f hl, th clthnghd bn ppl whd. Th d thtt w wht w xpctd f thm, bng nBjng.

Hvng tdd th mtl tht th hd bght f th mtng wthth tht, i nt ltt t thgvnmnt f Bght sn Ct t vf th fct. Th pn i cvd md ml hp. Thn n th cnd hlf f 2003, jt whn i hd dcdd t g nd fnd tm bt th ccmtnc n pn,Fng, Jn nd th th cm t Bjnggn. Th w bltl f whn

4 Gvnmnt t th ntnl lvl.5 Mntm Chn p tcl tht

Ppgnd Dptmnt dt “kll” bf

pblctn (f bng t ntv, vlng tc.)

wll ftn n ntd n th “intnl rfnc

rpt” tctd nwpp f hgh lvl Pt

ffcl’ nl. Tht w th dtn f th

“Cnfdntl Mm.”

i hwd thm th ltt fm Bght snCt’ gvnmnt. “it’ jt ttl nnn. Wt ntl w g bck nd cn nd th vdnc!” th d.

Lt, hvng cvd qt lt f nfmtn fm thm nd flngcnfdnt f pcdng fth, i wnt b mlf t Bght sn Ct n Jn f 2004.Fng, yng Qngx nd th t wn’tbl t cv m n th hm–th hd flln nt tp t b th ct’ Pt Cmmtt, nd hd bn cndmnd

t v x t ght mnth jl tm f“mblng ppl t ttck gvnmntdptmnt.” Wht xctl w th llbt? Whn wld th mttmntnd? Whn i wnt t Hb n 2007, i hd chnc t h th t n fll.

FaNG yuNCHao’s TaLe

Fng ynch (62 ld, lltt,fm)

Bckgnd:

Th ght ppl n Fng’ hhldd t lv pcfll n XngchngCn (abndnt Vllg) n DchngZhn (Gt Ppt Twn) bf

th cntctn f th Th Ggdm. in 2000, th lctd t plcclld yngxng Cn (H Vllg),whch w pt f Mqn Xng(Tmpl Fnt Twnhp) n Bghtsn Ct. accdng t th gltn, fml f ght ppl w nttldt lctn cmpntn f ghl

Kneelng n font of me, he ad, “Thank you fo

beng ou avou, we eally can’t go on lvng!”




160,000 n. Bt Fng hd nl cvd lttl m thn 120,000 n.

Fng cn tll mmb th tm

h ft mt th lctn pmtfm H Vllg, wh hd md pcl tp t Fng’ hmtwn f mtng t pd th vllg tmv. it tk plc n n ld bldng,whch w d th ffc f thabndnt vllg cmmtt. ThBght sn Ct pmt’ nm wL. H ppd t b xtml kndnd pk v ftl bt cnvncngl bt th gvnmnt’ lctn

plc nd wnd th vllg f th pbl dffclt nd hdhphd. Mn vllg gnd cntctn th pt.

in 2004, ft th mv, Fng’ fml ndd p lvng n mhcklh tht cld cllp t n mmnt bc t w md nl f th bck pptd b fw

bm. Th w vtll nthngnd th h pt fm lghtblb hngng fm th clng,wh cl tlvn nd fdgw cmmnplc n th lcl’hhld.

it bc w ttd th CmmntPt tht w tpdl blvd hl. Bf lvng m hmtwn, th

abndnt vllg cmmtt d m

h btl bng wth 23,000 n nd ntd tht i b n xtngth-m h wth fmlnd ttchdn th Bght sn Ct . i w tld thtth cmpntn fnd f m gnlh hd bn tnfd t H Vllgb th Whn Cnt gvnmnt, pt f m ttl cmpntn pmnt.

Bt whn i vd n H Vllg, i wnt llwd t mv nt m nw hnl i pd th pv wn f thh. i cldn’t wk t wht w gngn nd hd n ltntv bt t p hm

10,000 n nd k hm t gt th tf th fnd fm h vllg cmmtt,whch w hndlng m cmpntnpmnt. i w pd t th hwn th nxt d. H cm bck t k f th t f th h pmnt fmm, h hd bn tld t d b h vllgcmmtt. i knw tht th WhnCnt gvnmnt hd ld gvnth Bght sn Ct vllg cmmtt thcmpntn mn f m ttlmnt,

i fd t p m. Nt gttng whth wntd, th h wn lckd tf th h.

Th nw w lv n—Bght sn Ct — nd th cntl f Hb Pvnc. Thnl thng w cld d w g t th lcl vllg cmmtt.6 i cld nt blv thtth ll gngd p t bll . in d tgt th mn f m h bck,7 i hd

t g t th hgh tht. i wnt tth Tmpl Fnt Twnhp gvnmnt8 t k f hlp, bt i gt nthng. it wlt tmn nd t nd lt. eght f , m wf nd i, m tw dght ndth hbnd nd m tw gndchldn,

6 Th w th nl c f ctn

bc th cm fm Chngqng Mncplt -

th m lvl Hb Pvnc.

7 Th ncldd th gnl 23,000 n tht

h n-t-b-fldd hm w d t ndwhch hld hv bn pd dctl t hm pn

h mv t Bght sn Ct, wll th 10,000

n tht h w blld nt png th wn

f th h n Bght sn Ct whch hd bn

dgntd h nw hm.

8 Fng wnt t Tmpl Fnt Twnhp

bc twnhp gvnmnt hv m

tht thn vllg gvnmnt.




hd t pt p hlt n th tt ndlp nd v gh cndtn. Wthth n btng dwn n th hlt ndfg ckng td, i flt v d ndddn’t knw hw t cp n m. it w

t ppt th cntctn f th ThGg dm tht i lft m wn hmtwnnd cm h! Nw i ddn’t vn hv h t lv n. Hw w w t gt b?

F vn d, i n nd tng t gtm h pmnt bck. it w thn thtm ht bk nd i gt hmtm. af tht wn’t ngh, th h wn whhd nt cvd h mn, gngd p nm wth th th thg nd bt m p

n th tt. i w 60 ld nd i hvnv bn hmltd n m whl lf.it w t mch t b nd i ddn’t wntt lv n m. onl whn th vllgcmmtt lzd tht th ttn wgttng t f hnd dd th dcd t p th h wn. Hwv, th w tnth cndtn: i hd t thnk thm flvng th b nvtng th hwn nd th vllg cmmtt f

1,000 n ml. i wllwd m pdnd gd t d n th hp tht twld b th nd f m bd lck, wthtlzng tht t w jt th bgnnng f t m tt.

Nw, t lt, w hd mwh tlv. Bt n, nth . Ww nl gvn cmpntn f xdlt–th cmpntn f m twgndchldn hd nt bn pd. it w

v 30,000 n, bg m. i hd t k f t gn. i nv xpctd tht i wldnd p bng lckd p n pn lt f kng f th cmpntn dt m tw gndchldn. o “cm”w “mblng t ttck gvnmntgnztn.”

it hppnd th w. on octb 28, 2003,th m f Bght sn Ct d thth wntd t gt th nwl lctdppl. Dzn f , ll pnttvf th ttld mgnt, vd t th

Ct Hll t th ppntd tm f thmtng wth th m. W w thn tldtht th mtng plc hd bn chngdt th rttlmnt B. W hd th t th b t w m dtncw nd w ndd t g thgh thdwntwn t gt th. Bt h thgh th ct n d t gt tth mtng w thn mcntd dmnttn, nd clld “mblng tttck gvnmnt dptmnt.” s w

fll ght nt th wll-ld tp.

W w pt nt pn n apl 2004nd kpt th ntl Dcmb. W hdt p 200 n p mnth f fdn th pn! in th ght mnth f mpnmnt, i pd 1,600 n. if wntd t hv mt dh, hd tp th pcl pn’ pc: 1,000 nf n nckd pg hd nd 7,000 n

f 100 kl pg. Bt lcl fm cldnl n 50 n pft f ng pg! Bd, th w l th 10 n mnth t wtch tlvn. a f mdclc, th hmtm i gt fm lpnggh whn w ft vd n Bght snCt bcm mch w n th pnnd th pn n m bck nd lg w tmch t b. Whn i kd f dct,th wdn d pn kll w gdngh f m nd ddn’t llw m t g

t hptl. i hd t p fv n t gtn pn kll fm thm! in th ghtmnth i w n pn, ll m pg hd tb ld, th lnd w lft ntndd, thw n fd n th pt, n n t c fm fml, nd m wf w n t thwhl tm.




Bght sn Ct’ rttlmnt Bnd th cmmtt n H Vllg lchtd m f th mn t b pglt.Th d th wld ff m ln tt p pg fm. i ndd t p f th

pglt mlf ft, th d, nd th wld p m th ln lt. Bt tw wkft i bght th pglt, i w nt tpn. i nvtd 50,000 n n th pgfm nd t ll wnt dwn th dn. Nw nt nl dd i hv n mn lft, i hd dbt f v 20,000 n wll.

i ddn’t gv p. aft i w ld fmpn, i cntnd t dmnd th lnth pmd m nd chd ft th

cmpntn f m gndchldn ndth “Twn rttlmnt F” th wd thth tw ppl n m fml.9 Th wf. F tw , fm 2005 t 2006,th dlbtl ct ff m wt ppl whn i ndd t mt t tnplnt cdlng. y mpl cn’t ffd t mth tnplntng n nd th ,i hd t g nd k thm f hlp. Th dd cm, bt wth blldz. Wthn n

h, th tnd m pdd fld nt bgwmp. i w dpt f hlp bt nddp flng t mbd t fc n n.

in M 2007, Fng ynch, whw v 60, hd t lv hmt fnd cl wk n FngxnCnt, Hb Pvnc. in lng-dtnc tlphn cll fm L

9 Whth nt Fng thght th Twn

rttlmnt F hld g dctl t hm t

th ht vllg tht cvd dm vc (nd

mn mgnt mndtd th plc thnkng

t hld g dctl t thm), h wntd t knw

th vl f th f tnfd n h fml’

bhlf.

Fng, h d t m, “i hd nthmn n lnd, hw l cn imk lvng pt fm lvnghm t lk f cl wk?”

WaNG LiKe’s TaLe

Wng Lk (33 ld, hgh chldctd, fm)

Bckgnd:

Jchng Vllg (Nn-Gll Vllg) n th twn f yx(Nt stm), Bght sn Ct.

it 300 mt t f th hghw btwn Bght sn Ct nd Jngmn(Bmbl Gt). Th mll vllgh ccmmdtd v 80 mgnt,bt 16 hhld, nd Wng’fml n f thm. Th ht vllgcmmtt hld hv cvd337,920 n n “Twn rttlmntF” t t n ttlng ndmplng th 80 ppl. Bt wh

xctl w n chg f plnnngnd tnfng th fndng? Whmngd th whl ptn?

Bf cntctn f th ThGg dm, w hd lvd n Gtabndnc Vllg f gntn.

W w nt ch, bt hd wn hnd lnd, nd w hd m thn nght lv n, w w v cmftbl ff.

Bf w mvd h nd bf wgnd th cntct, th vllg cmmttd th hd vthng— nw hnd lnd—d nd tht w wld gtnthng w ndd. Bt ft w vdh, th dd nt llct th 1.5 m f lnd tht ch f w ppd t gt,n dd w gt th bn t-p ct




nd ttlmnt lvng xpn, lfw ll hd! i hv bg fml, ndwth lttl lnd p pn, th gn ww bl t gw wn’t ngh t fd.

Fm th tm i vd n Bght sn Ct,i fmd “lndld’ fld,” cntlld b th vllg cmmtt. T b bl t fmth lnd, i hd t gn n gmnt wthth vllg cmmtt. Th gmntw n fct 20--jb cntct, l,d dctl b th vllg cmmtt tttld lndl mgnt. Th pclf lnd w nt txd b th gvnmnt,bt n tth th mmb f th vllg

cmmtt ttd th lnd th“pvt bnk,” pcktng th nt mn pndng t n pnl xpn.Th t f “lndld’ fld” w v cmmn n Bght sn Ct nd plc lkLwn, Tngh nd Mln vllg. sm vllg cmmtt cntlld 20 mf th t f fld; m hd mthn hndd.

Mv, w nv w hw pnn f th “Twn rttlmnt F” w pnt. id tht th mn wnt nt thpckt. i’m nnng bg k bc i’vcllctd m vdnc bt ll f th. Jt hv lk t th fv “rqt fappptn f Cptl Fndng” b th vllg cmmtt. in th pc f n d,n agt 14, 2002, th twn gvnmnt10 ppvd ll fv qt, nd mgntlctn fndng w tnfd nt

th pvt hnd, jt lk tht.

10 Th twn gvnmnt hgh

tht thn th vllg cmmtt, bt tll

blw th cnt gvnmnt.

The firsT documenT

yx Twn Pt Cmmtt ndGvnmnt:

in d t ccfll ttl thmgnt, nd t mplmnt thplc tpltd n dcmnt 40f th Ntnl yngtz rv WtCnvtn Cmmtt’ rpt,11 nd dcmnt 15 f th MncplGvnmnt Mgnt rlctnrpt, 30,800 n qd t p th dffnc n fndng, mntngt 6,160 n p hd, t ppt

ch f fv mgnt wh tth chngd fm “ccmpnngmgnt” t “ttld mgnt”nd wh nw q th “Twnrttlmnt F.” Th mgnt wthchngd tt hv t -gn nw tndd cntct tht ml tth gnl cntct. y ppvl ght f th tnctn f whchdtl ttchd.

Jchng Vllg Cmmtt, yxTwnagt 14, 2002

Bt i k, wh w th fv mgnt? Wht dd th ffcl mn b “pptmgnt wh tt h chngd fm“ccmpnng mgnt” t “ttldmgnt”? Wh dcdd wht th pmntwld b nd hw w th dcn

md? Wh w gng t pv thmplmnttn? Th qt dn’tmntn nthng bt ll f th.

11 Th th pt clld “sctn 40 f th

2001 yngtz rv Wt Cnvtn Cmmtt

rpt” fd t t th bgnnng f th t.




The second documenT


in d t fcltt th lvlhd f nd pdctn b th mgnt, 65,000 n f fndng f bc qpmnt qd t bld bdg nd dddctd t mgnt’ fm wk. Thdtld bdgt fllw: 45,000 n f th bdg (fmlnd wll hvt b d f th pp); 20,000 n f n 800 mt d, ncldng170 tckld f nd nd cbbltn,ctng btwn 110 nd120 n

tckld. y vw f th ppl wlcmd nd ppvl ppctd.


agn, wh w bdg ndd ft thmgnt vd? Wh w th bdg

t b blt? Wh w pnbl fdgnng nd bldng th bdg? Thppl dn’t mntn n f th bv.

The Third documenT


in d t ccfll ttl th

mgnt, nd t mplmnt thplc tpltd n dcmnt 40f th Ntnl yngtz rv WtCnvtn Cmmtt’ rpt,nd dcmnt 15 f th MncplGvnmnt Mgnt rlctnrpt, 11,856 n qd t

p th lnd f f h bldng.Th vllg chgd x lctdhhld ncldng Fng ynzhngnd L yx lnd f nd tx fng fmlnd t bld h. Th

f nd tx hld b pd bck tth mgnt. y ppvl ghtf th tnctn f whch dtl ttchd.


Bt wht w th lnd f nd txchgd b th vllg f ng fmlnd

t bld h? Hv th mgntctll cvd cmpntn f hvngpd th f nd tx?

The fourTh documenT


in d t ccfll ttl th

mgnt, nd t mplmnt thplc tpltd n dcmnt 40f th Ntnl yngtz rv WtCnvtn Cmmtt’ rpt,nd dcmnt 15 f th MncplGvnmnt Mgnt rlctnrpt, 19,413.72 n qd tp tx wd b th mgnt. Th ttlmnt f tx tht mgnt hldhv pd v th lt th 19,413.72 n; 12,256.55 n h

bn pd, whch lv 7,157.17 nt b pd. y ppvl ght fth tnctn f whch dtl ttchd.





agn, i k, wht w th tx f? Wh hld th vllg cmmtt k fth mnt f mn gn whn thmgnt hd ld pd?

The fifTh documenT

in jt n d, n fv pndng p,272,069.72 n f th ttl “Twnrttlmnt F” f 337,920 n ththld hv bn pnt n ttlmntpjct f 16 hhld w dp. Th w tll 65,850.28 n lftn th ccnt bk. Bt th wn’t thnd f t: 14 d lt, n agt 31, th

vllg cmmtt nt nth dmnd.onl th tm t wn’t clld “rqtf appptn f Cptl Fndng,”ntd t w nttld “rqt fFnd rqd t Mt Mgnt Bnst p Ct n Jchng Vllg.” andth tm, th qtng gntnchngd: t w n lng th twn Pt Cmmtt nd gvnmnt bt nl th gvnmnt f yx.12 Th tm th kd f 100,000 n nd d t wt bld bdg. althgh nl m60,000 n mnd n th ccnt, th tll dmndd 100,000 n—th hdbcm ttll mddlhdd v ll thtpndng!

on agt 31, w fnd t bt th“rqt f Fnd” thgh n nfmnd th vllg cmmtt. Twnt f wnt t lk f th pt ct

nd th hd f th vllg nd kd

12 Th gnztn t th m

lvl nd f th m . Th ft fv qt

f fnd w md t bth th twn Pt

Cmmtt nd th gvnmnt f yx, bt th

xth w md nl t th gvnmnt n n

ttmpt t dplct pjct nd vd dtctn.

thm t mk pblc hw th plnnd t th ttlmnt fndng. Th pt ct cldd m nd d i “ddn’tndtnd th ttlmnt plc,”nd th hd f th vllg ddd tht

“mgnt hv n ght t hv npndng.” W kpt kng f th vdncf hw th mn w d f th nxtf , bt t w nv pvdd. Th bcm m nd m gnt, cllng “nl.” a fw d g, n pclth-lvl mncpl mtng, th dctf Bght sn Ct’ Mgnt rttlmntB, sng Tnx, d qt pnl tht h wntd t “t t,” mnngn v, gt btn p, mk

tht w ll cm t tck nd. Thmgnt fm th Th Gg wtl n dffclt pdcmnt!

KuaNG aNGeN’s TaLe

Kng angn (47 ld, jn hghchl dctd, fm)

Bckgnd:

Th f ppl n th Kng fml w lctd t Gp F n Ft Vllg.

W hn w mgtd t Bghtsn Ct th ddn’t gvdnc pmt (hk)13

t th ngt nd ldt ppl nth fml. Wtht dnc, pn

cldn’t gt lctn mbmnt.s tht mn wnt tght nt thpckt f cpt ffcl. (Fn ynch’

13 “Hhld gttn” gv ctzn th

ght t lv n ptcl pt, wk, nd cv

cl vc ch chl, hlth c tc.




pnt, f ntnc, w h f nl , bt w nv gvn dnc pmt, cldn’t gt th ttlmntcmpntn nd fnll tnd tDchng wth t n th . anth

xmpl f th o Xh, wh hdld bn lvng n th ttlmnttwn f Fnghn Vllg, pt f yng Twn, f vn ght .Hwv h n, o Mm, mnd nngtd dnt wtht pmt. Whn h wnt t th dct f thrttlmnt B, sng Tnx, hw tld, “i cn’t d nthng.”)

Bght sn Ct’ Pt Cmmtt w

nt t ll hmfcd bt th l th tld. F xmpl, th kpt tllng thhgh tht tht th w dngwht hd bn kd f thm, t dcth mgnt’ gcltl tx.14 Btwht w th lt? all nd td hv lk th “‘Hb Bght snCt’ (cnt nd dtct) Tx Pmntsttmnt’” t ndtnd wht w gngn. i hv t h:

T Kng angn (mgnt), Ft Vllg Gp F:

accdng t th “agcltl Txtnrgltn f th Ppl’ rpblcf Chn” nd th “Mngmnt ndimplmnttn f agcltl TxLv n Hb Pvnc,” cntctt fm 13 m f lnd wll nc nnnl tx f 378 n, wth ddtnl

pmnt f 76 n: n ttl 454 n.

Ntc hb gvn tht:

14 accdng t th ttlmnt plc,

mgnt hld b xmpt fm gcltl tx

f th .

Lctn f tx pmnt: Vllg Cmmtt

ovd lt pmnt:05% p d fn ( 5/10,000 fn n dl b)

apl 21, 2004

a wll gcltl tx, w l hvt p 100 n p pn hd tx, ndl th v vg “Mgnt Tmp rdnc F,” nd n. Lt n 2005,whn w fnd t tht mgnt ddn’thv t p th gcltl tx, th tppd kng f t, bt w hd bnpng t nncl f fv . inth fv , ch pn hd pd t

lt cpl f thnd n f nn t ll.

in Hng Twn15 th vllg cmmttpnt th nt mnt f th “Twnrttlmnt F,” pbbl qndngt nd lt, whn th vllg cmmttcd wntd t dg wll n th vllgnd ndd t ntll tnfm—

mthng tht hld hv bn pd f

t f th “Twn rttlmnt F”—

th bwd th mn fm th mgnt,n mnt f 20,000 n, whch tllhn’t bn pd!

Th f ppl n m fml, ndccdng t th cntctl gmnt,w hld hv bn gvn x m f lnd,bt w w nl gvn lttl m thnf m. Nvthl, pblcl, th ct tht clm tht lnd w dtbtd

n ccdnc wth th cntct.

Whn i nqd bt th ctl mnt

15 M. Kng fng t twn n th

m ct gn wh th ttn w mch

w.




f lnd tht w ppd t b dtbtd pcbd n th “Lnd MngmntCntct,” th tht d tht thdcmnt w nt th m th ntht th vllg ctll d, clld

th “Vfd Lt f rlctd Mgnt’Lnd allctn.” Bt ccdng t bthdcmnt, ch mgnt hld b gvn1.5 m f lnd. Th lcl ffcl td t jtf th dffnc b clmng tht th f lnd w clcltd ccdng ttndd m, nd tht ch vllg ndgp hd dffnt tndd clcltnf wht m w, dcttd b htcl

pcdnt. Cld th b n mbt xplntn thn th? Whchvw lkd t t, th tht wlw bl t jtf thmlv. Pplght t thng n gd fth, bt thgd fth hd gn t th dg g g!

TaN GuiXiaNG’s TaLe

Tn Gxng (Tj thnc mnt, 40 ld)

Bckgnd:

aft 2006, f mmb f thTn fml lft f th dffnt

dtntn t fnd wk. onl TnGxng’ wf’ fth-nd mth-n-lw, thn n th 70 nd 80, w lftt hm.

in 2000, fml mvd fm mlltwn n th lclt f Zhngxn

Cnt n th v h t Lwn

Vllg n Bght sn Ct’ Tmpl FntTwn. Th w x f , m wf ndm, tw chldn nd m wf’ pnt.Bf w cm, th d w cld hvx m f lnd, bt whn w gt h w

w nl gvn f m. M fld wght nxt t th fld f lcl g clld L Blng. smtm h’d t tc tbl b pckng n m nd ftndmgd m cp.

at th bgnnng f Jl n 2003, whnh dmgd m cn nd wt pttgn, i cldn’t pt p wth t n m

nd i wnt t hv t t wth hm, bt hclmd tht i’d tkn v m f hlnd. s, i d m tng t mk thbnd cll, nd kd th hd f th vllg Pt Cmmtt, L Gf,t cm nd btt. L Gf cm

nd md cn wvng h m bt,kckng n m dctn nd htng. H,t, ccd m f tkng v m f LBlng’ lnd. Hntl, wn’t th jt c f thm gngng p tgth t bll n td? at th tm i flt tht f th w gng t b nnbl, i’d hv tfnd mn wh wld b nbl.i wt cmplnt nd wnt t thrttlmnt B n Bght sn Ct tk f bttn. Bt i gt t wng. Th

tk n ntc, vn thgh i wnt bck tth b vl tm.

Hwv, i flt tht th ttn cldnt b lft nlvd. Wh wld hvthght tht th d lt, jt whni hd cm hm fm lkng ft thcttl vnng fll, L Blng nd

They caed long knve, hoe, hovel and othe tool, and beat me untl i wa coveed n blood and lyng n a coma.




gng f h ng ltv, L Bf, LHq nd L Dnghng bt nt m h. Th cd lng knv, h,hvl nd th tl, nd bt m ntl iw cvd n bld nd lng n cm.

aftwd m fml clld th plc n110 nd mgnc vc n 120. Thplc cm, bt gv n hlp whtv.Th nxt d m wf, Zhn sngm, wntt th plc ttn n Tmpl Fnt Twnt pt th ncdnt. Th ct cdnd plc t th ttn nt nl fdt tk dwn th dtl bt l cmdt m wf t “gt t!”

i hd bn btn bdl tht i hd t

g t hptl. in octb, whn i gtt f hptl, Zh Hmng f thPblc sct B n Bght sn Ct d tht m nj hd l dbld m. evn thgh tht w h jdgmnt nd fml’ lvlhd hdbn ffctd n v fndmntl w bc f m btng, th g wh ddt gt ff ct-f. M wf wnt t thrttlmnt B t t nd gn

ttmnt f m, wtht lng thtth ffcl n th rttlmnt Bw jt lk th plc n th Pblcsct B – th w ttll nnttd nd th l tld h t gw.

Whn th hptl tppd m ttmnt,th nl thng m fml cld d w tll plgh x t gt mn f fthttmnt. o tw kd l qt hgh

chl. o ng n w qt gdtdnt, nd bf qttng h’d kd mf i cld bw mn h cld fnh jn hgh. Bt wh wld wnt t lnd mn n th t f m w w n?evn f th dd gv ln, w cldnv ffd t p t!

B 2006, i tll hdn’t cvd fm m nj, bt f f wnt t Gngzht fnd jb. Gng lwh w th nl thng w cld d w hd n mn f ppt n Bght sn Ct, bt i tll m

hm wh m wf’ pnt . Th’n th 80 nw, i dn’t fl gd btlvng thm, bt f i wnt bck t Bghtsn Ct, i’d hv n w f pptngthm nw, nd nw ll i cn d nd bt f mn t thm ch mnth.

Liu Bai’s ePiLoGue

Th dct f Bght sn Ct’

rttlmnt B, sng Tnx ttdtht th gvnmnt w ntmntln dgnng nd pttng nt ctn thlctn f mgnt t th , “Tmk v fft f th cnt ndh th bdn f th Th Ggdm.”16 und h ldhp, ll f th vllg wth lctd mgnt hd twt f ccnt, n f th mgnt t nd th th jt f th pl f th n tht. H tnl w: “sm

mgnt v cnnng nd pnd thwhl tm tng t mdd th wt.”

on lw lvl cd l (whch nBght sn Ct w bt 2,000 n mnth), h h bn bl t gt 50 m f lnd nd bld th btfl h fhmlf n th x tht mgnt hvbn lctng fm th Th Gg nt h f jdctn. Th pht f th h h h mngd tgt, tkn b th lctd ppl.

16 Th cmmn gvnmnt lgn.




Photograph of song Tanxue’ houe:

“Bght sun Cty‘ Dak intent” th thd n f l ht fm Chn’ ThGg gn.

Bnnd nd fmd Chn nvnmntltnd jnlt D Qng h gnzd tmf jnlt t cd mkbl cllctnf l ht fm th vd twn nd vllg ffctd b th Th Gg dm nChn’ yngtz rv. Thee Goge Pobe pd t bng th ncnd, tchng

nd ftn hckng t. Th fcbl dplcd b th wld’ lgt hdlctcpjct hv bn dnd vc f t lng.Th cllctn gv t bck.

Tnltn, dtng nd nln pblctnf th b Chn th D Qng ndPb intntnl h bn md pblb fndng fm th Fndtn opn sct inttt (Zg).

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