October 26, 2007
A nobody in the palace, but a hero back home
Li Lianyu (李连玉), the Party Secretary of Pizhou (邳州) with a population of 1.6 million in Xuzhou city, Jiangsu Province returns home from the 17th Party Congress in Beijing and receives a hero's welcome. The local government puts together a grand ceremony with banners everywhere screaming "Welcome Secretary Li's Glorious Return From the 17th Party Congress." (h/t to CDT and A Floor Sweeping Monk)


