Zhang Li is a Chinese

China

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 entrepreneur

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 and billionaire

Billionaire

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. He is President

President

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 of the Fuli Group (富力集團/富力集团).

Biography

Zhang was born in Guangzhou

Guangzhou

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, Guangdong

Guangdong

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, China

People's Republic of China

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 in 1953.

Zhang at beginning was an industrial worker in a textile factory (since 1973), later became an official served in the local government. 1986, He became the chief manager of the Garden Village Hotel (Chinese: 花园村酒店). 1988, he first entered the constructional industry, then developed his own business in the field of real estate. He has a long cooperation with the Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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-based businessman LI Silian (Chinese: 李思廉).

2002, Zhang first invested in Beijing

Beijing

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, with 3.2 billion Chinese Yuan

Renminbi

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. He mainly invested in real estate in Beijing, to fit the demands of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

2008 Summer Olympics

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In Hurun Report 2004 China Rich List, Zhang was ranked among top 100 with a wealth of 1.5 billion Chinese Yuan. In 2005's Hurun China Rich List, Zhang was ranked No.43 with 2.8 billion Chinese Yuan. In 2007's Forbes Mainland China Rich List (Chinese: 福佈斯中國富豪榜), Zhang was ranked No.4 with $4.075 billion.