Wukan

Wukan is a coastal fishing village in Donghai [Subdistrict, Lufeng|Donghai Subdistrict], in the county-level city of Lufeng, Guangdong. It has a population of approximately 13,000 residents, and is located approximately east of Hong Kong near the South [China Sea] coast.
Wukan became internationally notable as the site of the 2011 Wukan protests that resulted in the ousting of local government officials over allegations of corruption, the appointment of village leaders to positions within the local Chinese [Communist Party] committee, and the holding of democratic 2012 Wukan [municipal election|elections] to elect the new village chief and village council.