People mourn death of former head of Huaxi Village, one of the richest provinces in China

The file photo taken on Oct. 30, 2008 shows Wu Renbao (2nd L), the retired Communist Party of China (CPC) chief of Huaxi Village, talking with local villagers about rice output in Huaxi Village, east China’s Jiangsu Province. Wu, 85, deceased on Monday at his home in the village, which is one of the richest villages in the country and known for its success in realizing common prosperity.

Relatives and villagers mourn the death of Wu Renbao, the retired Communist Party of China (CPC) chief of Huaxi Village, in front of Wu’s portrait in Huaxi Village, east China’s Jiangsu Province, March 18, 2013. <Xinhua/Sun Can>