She once commanded the airwaves as a news anchor, but now her stage is set among the crops and furrows. Wang Yifan, a young woman who carries the dual labels of "art student" and "second-generation farmer," has traded her microphone for a shovel, returning to the land that raised her.
After graduating, Wang worked as a journalist, but the influence of her father and aunt eventually drew her back to the family's agricultural roots. What began as a simple live-streaming venture to sell fresh fruit has blossomed into her managing an entire agricultural park. From a small team of women packing orders to organizing lantern festivals and farmer field schools, her journey has been anything but ordinary.
She has weathered the anxiety of logistics losses and witnessed the joy of 3,000 visitors flooding the park on a single night. Wang says the spirit of her father and aunt, who have always been deeply tied to the soil, is both her reason for returning and the legacy she hopes to carry forward. Today, the Gaoyu Agricultural Park is a bustling picking paradise, a free public park, and a beacon of hope that has created jobs for more than 3,000 people.
From behind the microphone to the farmland, this broadcasting graduate has picked up the baton passed down by her father, planting her own stage right in the heart of Xiong'an.
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