Despite his modest means , he became an influential leader in the region .
Xiao Chaogui was a poor peasant farmer from Wuxuan in the Thistle Mountain region of Guangxi .
Despite Xiao Chaogui 's modest means , Xiao Chaogui became an influential leader in the region .
Xiao Chaogui was a poor peasant farmer from Wuxuan in the Thistle Mountain region of Guangxi .