A"quietrevolution"isgatheringmomentuminChina,inwhichtheruralmassesareprovingtobeforerunnersinthecountry’sendeavortoimproveanddevelopitssocialistdemocracy.AccordingtostatisticsfromtheMinistryofCivilAffairs,morethan600millionruralpeoplein31provinces,municipalitiesandautonomousregionshaveoverthepastdecadetakenpartinelectionsandreelectionsofwhatisknownas"villagers’committees’—organsofselfgovernmentbyandfortheruralpopulation.Theministryhasalsoreportedthatthevoterturnoutaverages80％andinsomecases,ashighas95％.Untilnow,villagers’committeeshavebeensetupin80％ofthevillagesacrossthelengthandbreadth
