BEIJING, Oct. 16 -- Yan Jinchang is not able to give exact definition for "rule of law" or "rule of man", the 71-year-old farmer feels good about China's improving legal system.

Talking about the land ownership certificate and transference, the man from east China's Anhui Province told Xinhua in strong accent "I know, this is the most important 'rule of law' to me."

In 2005, Yan was persuaded by the villagers committee to lease 0.47 hectares of land to a businessman from Shanghai to run a hog farm. He didn't sign contract and felt unsure at first.

"But a cadre said to me 'he couldn't steal your land and carry it to Shanghai. So I trusted him and agreed," Yan said. Five years later, the hog farm was transformed into a hotel and the Shanghai businessman left. Yan couldn't get his land back.

In recent years, the Chinese government has attached greater importance to legitimacy of land transference. "Experts and college students always give lectures here free-of-charge, telling us how to safeguard our own rights," Yan said.

He has leased another 1.87 hectares of land since 2011. The rent rises each year.