“Ren Xuping, The Rabbit King of China, 2006,” by Kate Kunath. So what does it mean to be

“Ren Xuping, The Rabbit King of China, 2006,” by Kate Kunath. So what does it mean to be the Rabbit King? From the website of the self-declared “famous rabbit expert, educationist, and entrepreneur”: Ren Xuping was born of a poor farmer family in Yuanyang Village, Jinyuan Township, Dayi County, Sichuan Province in 1967. As a child, he was fond of small animals, like rabbits. In Summer 1980, he was 13, graduating from middle school. Because his family was very poor, he lost the opportunity of going to high school. “What should I do? What way shall I walk on?” These questions are often thought over and over in Xuping’s mind. He was in quite a dillema when his Daddy bought two rabbit does home and asked him to feed them. Seeing the two active little white things, Xuping was very interested. He fed them very well. One month later, one of them gave birth to eight babies. Another month passed by, he sold the eight bunnies, earning his first twelve yuan (US $1.45).     Xuping was happy to the deepest of the heart, for that was the first money he had ever made, through his own hard work. That successful try encouraged him to continue working hard. At that time, the government was encouraging farmers to learn and use science and technolgy to become better off. Xuping started to raise more rabbits.       His rabbit business grew from 2 rabbits, to 17, 34, 85, 120, 230…      his income also dramatically increased, up from 12 yuan, to 90, 200, 1,500, 2,600, 5,300… More on Ren the Rabbit King. -- source link

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