1980年2月5日,在中国西南部一个偏僻的壮族小山村里,发生了一件在今天的农村再熟悉不过的事情。那一天,广西宜州市屏南乡合寨生产大队果作屯6个生产队85户代表,以无记名方式选出了村主任1名,副主任两名,出纳和会计各一名。经过群众讨论,他们将自己选出来的组织称为“村民委员会 On February 5, 1980, in a remote Zhuang village in southwestern China, something that was familiar to today’s rural areas happened. On that day, there were 85 representatives of 6 production teams in Huzuo Tuen, Hezhai Village, Pingzhai Township, Yizhou City, Guangxi Province. One villager officer, two deputy directors, one cashier and one accountant were elected by secret ballot. After mass discussion, they called the organizations they themselves elected “villagers’ committees.”