In pictures: The people of Panguanying stand up
Villagers cheer as they welcome foreign journalists to Panguanying Village, Hebei Province, on Wednesday.Adam Dean/The Globe and Mail
A woman collects wood in front of the stalled construction site for a controversial rubbish incineration power plant in Panguanying. It is alleged that corrupt officials forged documents to allow the plant to be built and villagers had the plant construction stopped.Adam Dean/The Globe and Mail
Pan Zhizhong, 49, a farmer and local environmental activist, is seen in front of the stalled construction site for the waste incineration power plant.Adam Dean
Villagers meet in the local Communist Party Office, which they have taken over after a disputed local election linked to corrupt officials in Panguanying.Adam Dean/The Globe and Mail
Villagers meet in the local Communist Party Office, which they have taken over after a disputed local election linked to corrupt officials in Panguanying.Adam Dean/The Globe and Mail