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China’s Unknown Housing Magnate

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Apr 11, 2007
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Yang Guoliang used to plant rice seedlings, tend cows and

mix cement in a poor village in Guangdong.

He never wore a new shirt until he was 18. But in a week’s time, the company he

created is expected to make his daughter the richest person in China.

Yang’s Country Garden Holdings aims to raise HK$12.9 billion

from a listing in the Hong Kong market on April …

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