“New farmer” energizes rural revitalization with new models

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows the newly harvested corn at Han Fengxiang’s cooperative in Lishu County, northeast China’s Jilin Province. Han Fengxiang, 43, returned to her hometown in Jilin’s Lishu County to run a cooperative in 2010. Instead of relying on traditional farming methods, Han carried out mechanized farming leveraging large-scale agricultural machinery to enhance the grain output. With years of operation, the cooperative currently boasts 76 sets of large agricultural machinery and manages 1,000 hectares of land with mechanized cultivation.

Now, Han Fengxiang has led the cooperative to actively explore new management models. Through live streaming and other means, they have developed a model of “planting, breeding, processing and sales”, injecting new vitality into rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

Han Fengxiang checks an agricultural machine in the field in Lishu County, northeast China’s Jilin Province, Oct. 9, 2025.

Han Fengxiang, 43, returned to her hometown in Jilin’s Lishu County to run a cooperative in 2010. Instead of relying on traditional farming methods, Han carried out mechanized farming leveraging large-scale agricultural machinery to enhance the grain output. With years of operation, the cooperative currently boasts 76 sets of large agricultural machinery and manages 1,000 hectares of land with mechanized cultivation.

Now, Han Fengxiang has led the cooperative to actively explore new management models. Through live streaming and other means, they have developed a model of “planting, breeding, processing and sales”, injecting new vitality into rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

Han Fengxiang (R) chats with farmers in the field in Lishu County, northeast China’s Jilin Province, Oct. 9, 2025. Han Fengxiang, 43, returned to her hometown in Jilin’s Lishu County to run a cooperative in 2010. Instead of relying on traditional farming methods, Han carried out mechanized farming leveraging large-scale agricultural machinery to enhance the grain output. With years of operation, the cooperative currently boasts 76 sets of large agricultural machinery and manages 1,000 hectares of land with mechanized cultivation.

Now, Han Fengxiang has led the cooperative to actively explore new management models. Through live streaming and other means, they have developed a model of “planting, breeding, processing and sales”, injecting new vitality into rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

Han Fengxiang (L) chats with a farmer in the field in Lishu County, northeast China’s Jilin Province, Oct. 9, 2025. Han Fengxiang, 43, returned to her hometown in Jilin’s Lishu County to run a cooperative in 2010. Instead of relying on traditional farming methods, Han carried out mechanized farming leveraging large-scale agricultural machinery to enhance the grain output. With years of operation, the cooperative currently boasts 76 sets of large agricultural machinery and manages 1,000 hectares of land with mechanized cultivation.

Now, Han Fengxiang has led the cooperative to actively explore new management models. Through live streaming and other means, they have developed a model of “planting, breeding, processing and sales”, injecting new vitality into rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

Han Fengxiang checks agricultural machinery at her cooperative’s warehouse in Lishu County, northeast China’s Jilin Province, Oct. 9, 2025. Han Fengxiang, 43, returned to her hometown in Jilin’s Lishu County to run a cooperative in 2010. Instead of relying on traditional farming methods, Han carried out mechanized farming leveraging large-scale agricultural machinery to enhance the grain output. With years of operation, the cooperative currently boasts 76 sets of large agricultural machinery and manages 1,000 hectares of land with mechanized cultivation.

Now, Han Fengxiang has led the cooperative to actively explore new management models. Through live streaming and other means, they have developed a model of “planting, breeding, processing and sales”, injecting new vitality into rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

Han Fengxiang calculates the salary of the farmers at her cooperative in Lishu County, northeast China’s Jilin Province, Oct. 9, 2025. Han Fengxiang, 43, returned to her hometown in Jilin’s Lishu County to run a cooperative in 2010. Instead of relying on traditional farming methods, Han carried out mechanized farming leveraging large-scale agricultural machinery to enhance the grain output. With years of operation, the cooperative currently boasts 76 sets of large agricultural machinery and manages 1,000 hectares of land with mechanized cultivation.

Now, Han Fengxiang has led the cooperative to actively explore new management models. Through live streaming and other means, they have developed a model of “planting, breeding, processing and sales”, injecting new vitality into rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

Han Fengxiang checks the growth of corn in the corn field in Lishu County, northeast China’s Jilin Province, Oct. 9, 2025. Han Fengxiang, 43, returned to her hometown in Jilin’s Lishu County to run a cooperative in 2010. Instead of relying on traditional farming methods, Han carried out mechanized farming leveraging large-scale agricultural machinery to enhance the grain output. With years of operation, the cooperative currently boasts 76 sets of large agricultural machinery and manages 1,000 hectares of land with mechanized cultivation.

Now, Han Fengxiang has led the cooperative to actively explore new management models. Through live streaming and other means, they have developed a model of “planting, breeding, processing and sales”, injecting new vitality into rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

Han Fengxiang promotes the agricultural products of her cooperative through live streaming in Lishu County, northeast China’s Jilin Province, Oct. 9, 2025. Han Fengxiang, 43, returned to her hometown in Jilin’s Lishu County to run a cooperative in 2010. Instead of relying on traditional farming methods, Han carried out mechanized farming leveraging large-scale agricultural machinery to enhance the grain output. With years of operation, the cooperative currently boasts 76 sets of large agricultural machinery and manages 1,000 hectares of land with mechanized cultivation.

Now, Han Fengxiang has led the cooperative to actively explore new management models. Through live streaming and other means, they have developed a model of “planting, breeding, processing and sales”, injecting new vitality into rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

Han Fengxiang dries the freshly harvested soybeans at her cooperative in Lishu County, northeast China’s Jilin Province, Oct. 9, 2025. Han Fengxiang, 43, returned to her hometown in Jilin’s Lishu County to run a cooperative in 2010. Instead of relying on traditional farming methods, Han carried out mechanized farming leveraging large-scale agricultural machinery to enhance the grain output. With years of operation, the cooperative currently boasts 76 sets of large agricultural machinery and manages 1,000 hectares of land with mechanized cultivation.

Now, Han Fengxiang has led the cooperative to actively explore new management models. Through live streaming and other means, they have developed a model of “planting, breeding, processing and sales”, injecting new vitality into rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

Han Fengxiang checks the growth of corn in the corn field in Lishu County, northeast China’s Jilin Province, Oct. 9, 2025. Han Fengxiang, 43, returned to her hometown in Jilin’s Lishu County to run a cooperative in 2010. Instead of relying on traditional farming methods, Han carried out mechanized farming leveraging large-scale agricultural machinery to enhance the grain output. With years of operation, the cooperative currently boasts 76 sets of large agricultural machinery and manages 1,000 hectares of land with mechanized cultivation.

Now, Han Fengxiang has led the cooperative to actively explore new management models. Through live streaming and other means, they have developed a model of “planting, breeding, processing and sales”, injecting new vitality into rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

Han Fengxiang explains the smart agriculture system to farmers at her cooperative in Lishu County, northeast China’s Jilin Province, Oct. 9, 2025. Han Fengxiang, 43, returned to her hometown in Jilin’s Lishu County to run a cooperative in 2010. Instead of relying on traditional farming methods, Han carried out mechanized farming leveraging large-scale agricultural machinery to enhance the grain output. With years of operation, the cooperative currently boasts 76 sets of large agricultural machinery and manages 1,000 hectares of land with mechanized cultivation.

Now, Han Fengxiang has led the cooperative to actively explore new management models. Through live streaming and other means, they have developed a model of “planting, breeding, processing and sales”, injecting new vitality into rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows the harvesting corn fields in Lishu County, northeast China’s Jilin Province. Han Fengxiang, 43, returned to her hometown in Jilin’s Lishu County to run a cooperative in 2010. Instead of relying on traditional farming methods, Han carried out mechanized farming leveraging large-scale agricultural machinery to enhance the grain output. With years of operation, the cooperative currently boasts 76 sets of large agricultural machinery and manages 1,000 hectares of land with mechanized cultivation.

Now, Han Fengxiang has led the cooperative to actively explore new management models. Through live streaming and other means, they have developed a model of “planting, breeding, processing and sales”, injecting new vitality into rural revitalization.

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Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan 全球丝绸之路研究联盟创始人兼主席

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…

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