Wukan - das "gallische Dorf" in China

REUTERSAn election worker counts votes after an election in Wukan, southern Chinese province of Guangdong March 3, 2012. Residents of Wukan gathered on Saturday to elect a new administrative authority that many hail as a model for greater grassroots democ

REUTERSBallot writing booths are set up at a school playground at Wukan village in the southern Guangdong province March 2, 2012, one day before an election of a seven-member village committee. Over the past month, the southern fishing village of Wukan ha

REUTERSVillage chief candidate Lin Zuluan (L) stands behind an election worker during an election in Wukan, in Chinas southern Guangdong province, March 3, 2012. Residents of the southern Chinese fishing village gathered on Saturday to elect a new adminis

REUTERSA villager flashes a victory sign as he casts his ballot during an election in Wukan, in Chinas southern Guangdong province March 3, 2012. Residents of a southern Chinese fishing village gathered on Saturday to elect a new administrative authority

REUTERSA policeman looks at a paper written with votes counted after an election in Wukan, southern Chinese province of Guangdong March 3, 2012. Residents of Wukan gathered on Saturday to elect a new administrative authority that many hail as a model for

REUTERSElection workers count votes after an election in Wukan, southern Chinese province of Guangdong March 3, 2012. Residents of Wukan gathered on Saturday to elect a new administrative authority that many hail as a model for greater grassroots democrac

REUTERSElection workers walk past ballot writing booths at a school playground where a run-off election takes place in Wukan, in Chinas Guangdong province March 4, 2012. Residents of a southern Chinese village on Saturday elected a reformist leader to run

REUTERSLin Zuluan (C) is accompanied by other villagers after being elected as village chief in Wukan, southern Chinese province of Guangdong March 3, 2012. Residents of Wukan gathered on Saturday to elect a new administrative authority that many hail as