2002 Forbes:
China's 10 richest
|
Rank |
Name |
Photo |
Age |
Birth Place |
Education |
Main
company |
Main Industry |
Wealth |
|
1 |
Rong Yiren and family |
 |
84 |
Wuxi, Jiangsu Province |
Shanghai St John's University, before
1949 |
CITIC
Group |
Investment company |
$1.9 billion |
|
2 |
Liu Yongxing & three brothers |

|
52 |
Xinjin, Sichuan Province |
University |
Hope Group |
Animal feed |
$1 billion |
|
3 |
Ren Zhengfei |

|
56 |
Not known |
University |
Huawei Technologies |
Telecom equipment |
$500 million |
|
4 |
Zhang Xingmin |
|
42 |
Jiutai, Jiling Province |
College of Further Studies |
Hainan Xingbao Group |
Trade and real estate |
Estimated at $480 million |
|
5 |
Wu Yijian |

|
40 |
Xian, Shaanxi Province |
B.A. at Xian Ligong University; Master's at
Huazhong Normal University |
Shaanxi Jinhua Qiye Group |
Pharmaceuticals |
$422 million |
|
6 |
Lu Guanqiu |

|
55 |
Xiaoshan, Zhejiang Province |
Left school at 15 |
Zhejiang Wanxiang Group |
Automotive parts |
$360 million |
|
7 |
Zhang Hongwei |

|
46 |
Harbin, Heilongjiang Province |
Master's degree interrupted by the Cultural
Revolution |
Heilongjiang Dongfang Group (Orient
Group) |
Construction and trade |
$350 million |
|
8 |
Xu Wenrong |

|
65 |
Hengdian, Zhejiang Province |
Left school at 13 |
Zhejiang Hengdian Qiye Group |
Makes magnetic materials |
$325 million |
|
9 |
Zhang Simin |

|
37 |
Changchun, Jiling Province |
Harbin Industrial University |
Haiwang Shengwu Gongchan Group (Neptunus
Bioengineering) |
Pharmaceuticals |
$313 million |
|
10 |
Song Chaodi |

|
39 |
Harbin, Heilongjiang Province |
China Science & Technology University in Hefei
for a B.Sc. in Physics, then Qinghua University for an M.Sc. in Laser
Physics |
Kelihua (Clever) Software Group |
Software |
$ 270 million
|
(Source: Forbes.com)