Wang Yungui
 |
Wang Yungui | |
|---|---|
汪云贵 | |
| Born | 1992 (age 33–34) |
| Education | Guangxi Normal University |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Wang Yungui (Chinese: 汪云贵; born 1992) is a Chinese businesswoman. A member of the Yao ethnic minority, she runs an e-commerce business where she promotes local specialty foods while wearing a traditional Yao costume. To help combat poverty in her home village of Liuduan, Wang has worked with local authorities to promote tourism, for which she has won several awards.
Biography
[edit]Born in 1992,[2] Wang is a member of the Yao ethnic minority.[3] She graduated from Guangxi Normal University in 2013 with a degree in e-commerce and subsequently worked at Nanjing Lukou International Airport.[4] In 2014, she returned to her home village of Liuduan and established her business there.[4] Her business model included using social media to share streamed content about local food specialties, with either Wang or her sister appearing in traditional Yao costume.[5]
As an entrepreneur, Wang established a food brand – Liuduan Yao Village – which promotes the culture and foodways of its eponymous village, as well as the surrounding Dayao Mountains of Guangxi.[3][6] Her company buys traditionally made food and other goods from local people.[5] Working with her sister Yunyu, they sell regional tea, bamboo shoots and processed meats.[3] Initially, locals did not trust Wang and she found it difficult to find suppliers, prompting her to inquire by knocking from door-to-door.[5] By 2016, Wang had been able to lift her family out of poverty; this inspired her to attempt to do the same for her village.[7] That year, she established a tea processing plant, based on her mother's tea preparation techniques.[5][7] In 2018, the sisters began working with the local government in Liuduan to develop tourism, promoting local folk festivals as tourist events and boosting the local economy.[3] Local authorities credited her initiatives with helping to lift 151 households and 578 people in Liuduan out of poverty.[7] In 2019, Wang established a bottled water factory, which by 2021 had an annual turnover of 8 million yuan.[4] This diversification was inspired by a complaint from a buyer that the specialty tea they purchased tasted different outside the region.[8] The water is branded as Yaomai Mountain Spring.[6] The same year she promoted local tea terraces as locations for traditional marriage ceremonies, which further advanced the local economy.[5]
Recognition
[edit]In 2020, Wang was one of 99 people in China to be awarded the National Poverty Alleviation – Endeavor Award.[8][4][5] In 2021, she was the recipient of multiple honorary titles: National Advanced Individual in Poverty Alleviation, National Model of Women's Contributions, National Youth Pioneer in Rural Revitalization.[8] In 2022, she was named one of Laibin City's Top Ten Outstanding Youths.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ 瑶妹汪云贵：因为吃过穷的苦，所以有着脱贫梦. xuexi.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 17 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ↑ 广西——汪云贵_村官频道. Communist Youth League of China (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 广西瑶族姐妹花：从瑶山中来，到瑶山中去. Guangxi News (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "Female entrepreneur from south China's Guangxi brings fortune to local villagers in previously impoverished community". People's Daily. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jiang, Wei. "Yao woman turns local produce into treasure". China Daily. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- 1 2 汪云贵："90后"返乡助力乡村振兴. China National Radio (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- 1 2 3 更多资讯请下载学习强国客户端. Chinese Volunteer Magazine (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 29 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 青年榜样在身边|汪云贵：瑶山飞出"金凤凰". Communist Youth League of China (in Chinese). 8 May 2025. Archived from the original on 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025 – via The Paper.