How is China governed from the ground up? What does political leadership look like far from Beijing?

In this 80-minute documentary, Xinhua's Miao Xiaojuan is joined by six Western experts on a journey across China to meet the unsung heroes driving rural development, resolving disputes, and dreaming under the stars.

From a remote Yi village in Sichuan, to an ancient porcelain town in Jiangxi, to an unearthly, windswept city in Qinghai, they take a rare, firsthand look at the mechanics, challenges, and human faces of grassroots governance in China.

This is one trip you don't want to miss!

And special thanks to all the featured experts in Grassroots Governance in China:

- Simon Lichtenberg

Founder & CEO, Trayton Group

- Gary Sigley

Professor, Australian Studies Center, Beijing Foreign Studies University

- Einar Tangen

Senior Fellow, Taihe Institute

- Peter Helis

Chief Advisor, Investment Promotion Bureau, Guangzhou Development Zone & Huangpu District

- William Brown

Professor, School of Management, Xiamen University

- Roland Boer

Professor, School of Philosophy, Renmin University of China.

A Miao Xiaojuan Studio Film

A Xinhua News Agency Production