Thirty-eight-year-old Lu Man is a farmer who runs a turkey business in east China’s Jiangsu Province. Determined, resourceful and warm-hearted, this university-educated agri-businesswoman has beaten enormous odds in order to succeed in her adventures in rural China. Having served as a deputy to the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, since 2018, Lu Man has drawn on her rich experience in agriculture and rural areas to make proposals for the government to develop the vast countryside.
