Two entrepreneurs from Quzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, were recently awarded the "Golden Ox Award" for their contributions to rural vitalization and common prosperity.

A total of 10 people across the province received the award.

Wang Xiaozhen

Wang Xiaozhen is awarded the "Golden Ox Award". [Photo/zjol.com.cn]

Wang Xiaozhen is the chairwomen of Anchu Holdings Co Ltd. The company was founded by Wang in 2013 to help local sell agricultural products online.

In 2015, Wang built the first agricultural products e-commerce industrial park in the province. In 2019, the provincial comprehensive service platform "Agricultural Expo Online " was built and started operating.

Wang has created more than 35,000 jobs and brought in more than 1 billion yuan ($146 million) for farmers.

Zhang Shuangqi

Zhang Shuangqi is awarded the "Golden Ox Award". [Photo/zjol.com.cn]

Zhang Shuangqi is the chairman of Zhejiang Longhe Aquaculture Development Co Ltd, the province's largest freshwater fish production and marketing company.

Zhang created a high-yield and efficient ecological cycle farming model for aquatic products that has been promoted across the province.

Under the new shared-development model, the company will provide funds for farmers to buy fry, fish medicine and fish feed. The village collectives and farmers do not need to pay any money for breeding, instead only needing to provide breeding locations and labor, allowing them to enjoy fixed incomes and market premium dividends.

In Longyou county, a total of 350,000 mu (23,333 hectares) of aquaculture bases has applied this farming model.

In addition, Zhang has trained a total of 3,000 farmers and 87 aquatic technical professionals.