杨汉贞生长在陆丰市甲东镇东林村,这是一个以农为主的贫困村。2002年,杨汉贞立志要改变村的落后面貌,联合了56户村民,筹资办起了养猪场,成为当地农村合作组织的带头人。他的举动,得到了广大村民的肯定。2005年,年仅38岁的杨汉贞被村民选举为村委会主任,后又当选为陆丰市第十三届人 Yang Hanzhen grew up in Donglin Village, Jiandong Town, Lufeng City, which is a poverty-stricken village dominated by agriculture. In 2002, Yang Hanzhen determined to change the backwardness of the village, combined 56 villagers, raised funds to start a pig farm, became the leader of the local rural cooperative organizations. His move, has been affirmed by the majority of villagers. In 2005, only 38-year-old Yang Hanzhen was elected by the villagers as director of the village committee, and was elected as the thirteenth Lufeng City