在湖北省老河口市,杨遂胜是远近闻名的“桃王”。这位农民企业家,现拥有的资产总值8500万元。他是靠一棵桃树起家的。上世纪80年代中期,杨遂胜中学毕业后,像其他农村青年一样,也曾一度想过“走出去”。他最先想通过当兵走出家乡这块贫瘠的土地,可是由于当兵名额有限而未能如愿。后来,随着改革开放的不断深入,他又想过到沿海去闯天下,可是由于家里缺少劳力也没有成行。最后,他头脑冷静下来,开始在自己家门口寻找出路。老河口市位于汉水之滨,土质大部分属于沙土,而且荒山荒滩 In Laohekou City, Hubei Province, Yang Yusheng is known as the “Peach King.” This peasant entrepreneur has a total asset of 85 million yuan. He started from a peach tree. In the mid-1980s, after graduating from high school, Yang Yusheng, like other rural youth, had once thought of “going out.” He first wanted to go out of this barren land in his hometown by taking a soldier, but he was unable to do so because of the limited number of soldiers. Later, with the continuous deepening of the reform and opening up, he also thought of going to the coast to find the world, but because of the lack of labor at home did not take place. In the end, he calmed down and began to find a way out at his doorstep. Laohekou City is located on the coast of Hanshui. Most of the soil is sand and barren mountains.