fengxian china chinese president xi jinping speak country wednesday wave positive energy rule communist party twice-a-decade leadership shuffle rural outskirts shanghai everyone rivet screen party congress draw close xi prepare unveil new leadership team national broadcast elderly residents gather lunch sleepy suburb fengxian express indifference 85-year-old man shock white hair identify surname cai say would watch whatever happen today care say smile christian go worship lunch late watch culture understand say gather crowd two-storey compound dusty concrete floor solid wooden furniture heave fruit snack fei jinxian another 85-year-old fengxian resident say unclear significance wednesday events watch broadcast fei friends nod appreciatively xi emerge stage say barely recognize figure appoint politburo stand committee include premier li keqiang recognize xi jinping recognize han zheng city others know fei say local dialect chinese television commentator reflect historical importance moment 58-year-old gu wenfeng say understand normally pay much attention politics say watch son around put xi emerge china powerful leader since mao zedong congress enshrine political theory constitution xi tell gather chinese international reporters tv audience millions great rejuvenation chinese nation wave positive energy rule communist party people fengxian concern local matter fengxian see population decline youth head cities fresh opportunities good wag rapid urbanization campaign build new socialist countryside government infrastructure spend transform area leaders pay lot attention waterways roads whatnot say gu point new drainage channel run village think next five years go get good shen bo 31-year-old grassroots communist party official fengxian tell reuters unfamiliar new leadership line-up say proud powerful president xi feel time remain touch china rural heartlands use three character describe say use character mean touch grind earth study grassroots strong impression shanghai outskirts residents unmoved china unveil leadership