Taishi 太石村 | |
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Village | |
  Taishi Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates (Taishi Elementary School):22°53′06″N113°24′12″E / 22.8851°N 113.4034°E /22.8851; 113.4034 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Sub-provincial city | Guangzhou |
| District | Nansha |
| Town | Dongchong |
Taishi Village (Chinese:太石村;pinyin:Tàishí Cūn) is a small hamlet (population about 2,000), in thetown of Dongchong,Nansha District,Guangzhou,Guangdong,[1] formerly in the now-disbandedYuwotou Town (鱼窝头镇) ofPanyu District, Guangzhou.[2] It is best known for being the flashpoint for democratic election reform in the region during 2005. In July that year, authorities grudgingly allowed the launch of a petition to dismiss the director of thevillagers' committee, Chen Jingshen, who was accused of corruption involving a large land deal. Later, they arrested dozens of villagers and their legal advisors, and closed down a web forum on the continuing confrontation between petitioners with regional officials and police who opposed the removal of Chen. Authorities seized a village accounts book that was intended to serve as evidence for embezzlement. The conflict drew nationwide attention, and led Western observers to doubt whether theChinese Communist Party would be willing to allow a higher level of democracy.[3]
440115103220 220 太石村民委员会
2006年1月20日，广州市番禺区人民政府《关于撤销番禺区灵山镇鱼窝头镇调整榄核镇大岗镇东涌镇行政区划的通告》（番府[2006]3号）：{...}二、撤销鱼窝头镇，将其行政区域并入东涌镇。{...}原鱼窝头镇的鱼窝头、天益、万洲、长莫、马克、细沥、东深、小乌、大简、太石、大同和原灵山镇的西樵共12个村以及鱼窝头社区的行政事务管理工作，从区划调整实施之日起按属地原则归口东涌镇负责。
