"From these [minority] villages, the 18th Party Congress currently being held in Beijing, where President Hu Jintao will officially yield power to his successor, Xi Jinping, feels very remote indeed. Yet the political and economic trajectory that China's leaders are mapping out will determine the future of Guizhou, just like China's other regions. So what do the people here make of it all? What do they expect from their leaders? Are they even paying attention?" (Quoted from article)