UCLA Center for East Asian Studies 

China's Richest Individuals 
Forbes Magazine Lists the 50 Richest Chinese for 1999

 
Name Age Business Estimated Assets
Rong Yiren 83 Diversified $ 1 billion*
Liu Yongxing 51 Animal Feed, Chicken Farming $ 800 million
Lu Haitian 52 Television Manufacturing $ 600 million
Li Xiaohua 48 Real Estate And Construction $ 250 million
Wu Bingxing 62 Health Care $ 600 million
Huang Hongsheng 45 Television Sets $ 250 million
Zhang Hongwei 46 Construction And Trade $120-$180 million 
Zhang Siming 36 Health Care, Real Estate $240 million  
Wu Zhijian 40 Trading, Printing, Taxi Services $150 million 
Luo Zhongfu 49 Real Estate, Construction Materials, Trading $ 150 million 
Wu Yijian 38 Real Estate, Financial Services $ 200 million 
Gao Feng 59 Wool $ 150 million
Zhang Xingming 39 Trading $ 475 million*
Fang Xiaowen 35 Farming $120 million
Zhang Guoxi 49 Wood Carving, Real Estate $120 million
Mou Qizhong 59 Trade With Russia, Investments $ 250 million*
Cheng Jinyi 39 Food, Real Estate, Water $ 60 million*
He Boquan 40 Soft Drinks $ 85 million
Xian Duxing 39 Building Materials $ 75 million
Xie Shengming 40 Pharmaceuticals $300 million* ( Xie owns 25%)
Zhang Can 34 Computers, Real Estate, Pharmaceuticals $ 40 million 
Lou Zhongfu 44 Construction, Real Estate $ 55 million*
Lu Junxiong 32 Real Estate, Stamps $ 60 million
Liu Yanling Late 40's Real Estate, Trade Tens of millions of dollars
Lu Youzhen 42 Real Estate, Finance, Communications, Transport And Aircraft $ 35 million*
Jiang Wei 45 Healthcare $ 60 million
Han Wei 45 Real Estate, Beverages, Farming $ 35 million*
He Luming 49 Environmental Technology $ 15 million 
Huang Wuxue 52 Railway Transport $ 15 million 
Lai Huiwu 51 Health Care $ 25 million * 
Li Jing 50 Jewelry And Real Estate $ 12 million 
Li Jingwei 54 Sports Drinks $ 180 million* 
Li Yikui 49 Pharmaceuticals $ 12 million*
Rubia Kadell 54 Trading, Travel, Real Estate $ 25 million 
Shi Shanling 55 Water Supply Devices, Electronics, Engineering And Soft Drinks $ 35 million 
Sun Feng 47 Electronics, Real Estate And Trade $ 12 million+
Wang Guangying 80 Trading And Finance Not available
Wang Xiangling 54 Fertilizers Tens of millions of dollars
Xiong Jianming 43 Construction Materials $ 65 million* 
Zhang Ligeng 42 Manufacturing $ 13 million
Zhao Zhangguang 57 Real Estate And Personal Care $ 25 million 
Cai Pingjie 43 Seafood $ 3 million 
Dong Jiming 59 Telecommunications $ 6 million
He Xiangjian 58 Electronics $ 12 million*
Liu Xiaoqing 40 Entertainment And Real Estate Not available
Nian Guangjiu 55 Melon Farming Not Available
Wang Mingxing 55 Farming $ 12 million
Wu Kai N/A Share Trading $ 12 million 
Xiang Bingwei 44 Textiles $ 30 million 
Zhang Chaoying (Charles) 35 Internet Search Engine (Sohu.Com) $ 1 million* 
* denotes company holdings
Source:  Forbes Magazine http://www.forbes.com

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Last Updated on 12/15/00
By Cathy Mach
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