South-western China has been swept by riots caused by disputes over family planning restrictions.
Villagers in the Guangxi province attacked government officials over the weekend in protest at the imposition of fines.
Offices in the Shapi township were set on fire and government property was vandalised, according to the AFP news agency.
The nation's family planning policy was introduced in the 1970s as a means to controlling an exponentially-rising population - residents of Beijing are only allowed one child, with village-dwellers permitted two if the firstborn is female.
One local resident told AFP that the family planning officials were heavy-handed in their approach: "The farmers were really angry because the family planning team was going around to homes and making farmers pay fines if they had too many kids.
"If the farmers had no money they took things from them."
Ming Pao, a Hong Kong daily newspaper, reported that family planning officials were to collect around $65 from families with too many children, with belongings seized and homes destroyed if the fine was not paid within three days.
