Gentleman farmer

He was the first youth out of the village to make good in academia, but he also chose to return home, complete with a wife, chickens and a garden of rose bushes. Han Bingbin talks to Mr Lohas.

Every village has its young bright, white hope. WangShenfu was the first boy wonder to step out of his village in Miyun in the Beijing countryside. He bore much expectation on his young shoulders, and he shouldered it well. But to everyone's surprise, he decided to come home and announced his intention to farm.

That was about a decade ago, and in his own words, he is now "among the few villagers who still make a living purely through farming".