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Ranked in no particular order.

Ranking No. 1: Liu Luanxiong

Liu Luanxiong is from Chaozhou, Guangdong. Born in Hong Kong in 1951. In his early years, he studied at a Canadian university and received a bachelor's degree. After graduating in 1974, he returned to Hong Kong and joined his family's ceiling fan manufacturing business, earning him the nickname "Fan Liu".

Liu Luanxiong has a keen vision and great courage. He has been galloping in the Hong Kong stock market as a sniper and has risen rapidly since 1985. It has now developed into a comprehensive group with 4 listed companies. Its total market value follows the top ten consortiums and has become a candidate chaebol in Hong Kong. Its business has expanded to real estate, media, construction and manufacturing.

On April 6, 2020, the Liu Luanxiong family ranked 62nd in the "Hurun Global Top 100 Entrepreneurs" with a wealth of 115 billion yuan.

Main events in Liu Luanxiong's collecting world:

In 2006, Liu Luanxiong bought Andy Warhol's painting "Mao" for US$17.376 million. In 2007, Sotheby's Hong Kong At the auction, Liu Luanxiong bought the world-famous painting "Morning" by French Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin for US$39.2 million (approximately HK$304.87 million). This painting is not only Gauguin's peak painting in Tahiti, but also recognized by the industry. It is a masterpiece that can be compared with the top works of national treasure masters such as Van Gogh and Picasso.

In 2011, Liu Luanxiong bid for Qi Baishi's "Landscape Album" at a sky-high price of 194 million yuan. Then, in 2012, Picasso's famous painting "Women of Algiers (F)" was auctioned, and Liu Luanxiong once again spent 1,600 yuan. He bought it for US$10,000. While everyone was still sighing and surprised, Liu Luanxiong said again: "The asking price of this painting in the first half of 2011 was already 42 million. 16 million to buy such a beautiful painting is so worth it!" "Well, the thinking of the Monopoly is indeed different from that of ordinary people! We keep our eyes on the present, people are always taking a long-term view!

In 2006, he paid 43 million Hong Kong dollars for the work "The Splash" by the British painter David Hockney. This painting was paid for 43 million Hong Kong dollars in 2006. Income, through the close coordination of Qiu Guoshi, Li Jianchen, and Cheng Shoukang, was successfully auctioned for 23.117 million pounds at Sotheby's "Contemporary Art" special auction in London in February 2020, equivalent to more than 200 million yuan in RMB. After 14 In 2016, the net profit was more than RMB 160 million.

Second place: Zhang Zongxian

Zhang Zongxian? A collector of Chinese art. He has spent decades collecting Chinese porcelain and Chinese calligraphy and paintings around the world. It is universally respected in the world cultural relic collection circle. He is the main promoter of Sotheby's and Christie's, two major international auction companies, in expanding their markets in Hong Kong. At the same time, he also devoted a lot of energy and financial resources to several major art auction companies in Beijing and Shanghai.

Main events in Zhang Zongxian’s collection world: “Visible, affordable, affordable, and affordable.” He focuses on collecting one series at a time, and then moves on to the next series after achieving initial results, so as not to pursue nothing.

As his paintings were successively sold at high prices at Sotheby's, he began the next "battle": he collected more than 100 imperial cloisonné enamels from all over the world. With the assistance of , an exquisite collection was published, and an exhibition of the collection was held at the Suzhou Museum in December 2007. Mr. Zhang held a snuff bottle collection exhibition at the Suzhou Museum in the spring of 2012. There are more than 400 exhibits, colorful and both elegant and popular. On the day of the launch, a delegation of more than 50 Shanghai collectors went to congratulate them. They saw that Mr. Zhang was able to cope with the crowd with ease. He was truly an "evergreen tree" in the collection world.

Ranking third: Liu Yiqian

Liu Yiqian, born in 1963, worked at Shanghai Forest Electronic Engineering Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Malford Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd., and currently works at Xinliyi Group Co., Ltd. and Chairman of Tianmao Industrial Group Co., Ltd.

Liu Yiqian was one of the top ten news figures in 2008. The 2013 New Fortune China Rich List ranked 30th with 17 billion.

In March 2015, Liu Yiqian purchased a Ming Dynasty Buddhist scripture with a history of more than 600 years for US$14.026 million (approximately RMB 86.9 million), making it the most expensive auction item during the Asia Art Week in New York. , is also the most expensive Chinese painting and calligraphy work sold at auction outside Asia.

On April 5, 2016, Zhang Daqian’s masterpiece "Taoyuan Tu" in his later years was successfully auctioned for HK$240 million, plus commission of HK$270 million (approximately RMB 225 million). In the 2016 Hurun Report, the Liu Yiqian family ranked 44th with a wealth of 34.5 billion. ?In October 2018, Liu Yiqian’s family ranked 71st on the 2018 Hurun Rich List with a wealth of 35 billion yuan. ?In July 2019, it ranked 90th on the 2019 Forbes China Charity List. ?

On October 10, 2019, the Liu Yiqian family ranked 65th on the "2019 Hurun Rich List" with a wealth of 40 billion yuan. ?

On February 26, 2020, the Liu Yiqian family ranked 386th in the "2020 Shimao Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Center Hurun Global Rich List" with a wealth of 41 billion yuan. ?

On May 12, 2020, Liu Yiqian ranked 71st on the 2020 New Fortune 500 Rich List with 31.25 billion yuan.

Main events in Liu Yiqian’s collecting world: Liu Yiqian is a big collector. The collections under his name can be described as diverse, and basically every piece is a big deal. Liu Yiqian is like a god in the collecting world, comparable to Ma Weidu, another big man in the collecting world. Among Liu Yiqian's many collections, his most favorite piece is the chicken vat cup. Liu Yiqian also spent a lot of money on the chicken pot cup, spending 280 million to buy it. Amedeo Modigliani, "Nude Lying on Side", Tibetan Thangka (15th century), Ming Dynasty Buddhist scriptures, Su Shi's "Gong Fu Tie" (about 1790), red sandalwood carved dragon chair (Qing Dynasty), official Song dynasty

Ranked fourth: Chen Taiming

Chen Taiming, native of Taiwan, chairman of Yageo Group, male, born on September 28, 1956, one of the top ten wealthy businessmen in Taiwan one. Guan Zhilin’s ex-husband. Graduated from the Engineering Science Department of National Cheng Kung University. He is currently the chairman of Yageo. He is worth more than 10 billion yuan and is interested in food, wine tasting, equestrianism and art collection.

On February 26, 2020, the Chen Taiming family ranked 1,251st in the "2020 Shimao Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Center Hurun Global Rich List" with a wealth of 16 billion yuan.

Main events in Chen Taiming’s collecting world: Chen Taiming has been collecting Western and Chinese modern and contemporary art and Chinese official kiln porcelain since the mid-1990s. Chen Taiming once spent US$33 million at Sotheby's Autumn Contemporary Art Auction in New York, buying the second highest price in the auction, a self-portrait painting by the British artist Francis Bacon. Highest price recorded.

Ranked fifth: Wang Jianlin

Wang Jianlin, male. Born on October 24, 1954 in Cangxi County, Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province. He joined the army in 1970 and transferred from the army in 1986. He graduated from Liaoning University. In July, he joined the Xigang District People's Government of Dalian City as the Office Director. Since 1989, he has served as Dalian Wanda. Chairman of the Group Co., Ltd. ?

Delegate to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, member of the Standing Committee of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, vice-chairman of the 11th All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, concurrently serving as vice-chairman of the APEC China Business Council?, and vice-chairman of the China Private Chamber of Commerce Chairman, Vice Chairman of the China Enterprise Confederation, Vice Chairman of the China Entrepreneurs Association, Vice Chairman of the China Chamber of Commerce, and Vice Chairman of the China Charity Federation.

Business Leaders of the Ten Years of China’s Economy in 2009. ?No. 1 on Forbes China Charity List in 2011. ?In the 2013 Forbes China Rich List, Wang Jianlin became the richest man in China with a net worth of RMB 86 billion. ?In the 2014 Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Wang Jianlin’s net worth reached RMB 154.3 billion, ranking third in Asia.

?No. 1 on Forbes China Charity List in 2014. ?In 2015, Forbes released the world's richest list, and Wang Jianlin became the richest man in mainland China with a wealth of US$24.2 billion. In 2015, Hurun released a list of the world's richest Chinese. Wang Jianlin surpassed Li Ka-shing to become the richest Chinese in the world for the first time with a wealth of 260 billion.

Main events in Wang Jianlin’s collection world: Wang Jianlin has collected works by many painters, including more than 1,000 works by more than 100 modern and contemporary painters such as Picasso, Monet, Wu Guanzhong, Fu Baoshi, Li Keran, and Yang Zhenyang at home and abroad. grade work, with a market value of over 10 billion yuan.

Ranked sixth: Jack Ma

Jack Ma, male, Han nationality, member of the Communist Party of China, was born on September 10, 1964 in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, and his ancestral home is Gu Lai, Shengzhou City, Zhejiang Province Zhen, the main founder of Alibaba Group, currently serves as a director of Japan's SoftBank, chairman of the China Council and global board member of The Nature Conservancy, a director of Huayi Brothers, a director of the Life Science Breakthrough Award Foundation, and co-chairman of the United Nations High-Level Group on Digital Cooperation .

Graduated from the Foreign Languages ??Department of Hangzhou Normal University in 1988. In the same year, he served as an English and international trade teacher at Hangzhou Institute of Electronic Technology. In 1995, he founded China’s first Internet commercial information publishing website "China Yellow Pages". In 1998, he served as the head of the China General manager of Guofutong Information Technology Development Co., Ltd., an international e-commerce center. He founded Alibaba in 1999 and serves as CEO and chairman of the board of directors of Alibaba Group.

On May 10, 2013, he resigned as CEO of Alibaba Group and continued to serve as chairman of the board of directors of Alibaba Group. On June 30, Jack Ma was elected co-chairman of the Global Internet Governance Alliance Council. On September 10, 2019, Jack Ma resigned as chairman of the board of directors of Alibaba and continued to serve as a member of the board of directors of Alibaba Group. ?

On December 15, 2017, he was awarded the "Educational Figure of the Year 2017" for "Influence in China". On September 10, 2018, Jack Ma issued an open letter announcing that he would step down as chairman of the group's board of directors on September 10, 2019, and be replaced by CEO Zhang Yong. On December 18, 2018, the Party Central Committee and the State Council awarded Comrade Ma Yun the title of Reform Pioneer and awarded him the Reform Pioneer Medal. ?In March 2019, Jack Ma ranked 21st on the 2019 Forbes Global Billionaires List with a wealth of US$37.3 billion. ?On May 10, 2019, Jack Ma and 17 other global outstanding figures were appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Guterres as the new generation of Sustainable Development Goals advocates. ?Ranked No. 3 on the 2019 Forbes China Charity List?. Received the Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award in October 2019. On October 19, 2019, he was selected into the 2019 Forbes Business Figures of the Year list of transnational business leaders.

Main events in Jack Ma’s collection world: Jack Ma is affectionately called “Daddy Ma” by the people. He is the founder of Alibaba Group and created Taobao and Alipay. At the same time, Jack Ma and his team created the myth of the e-commerce world.” During "Double Eleven", the annual turnover increases exponentially. He is a business genius and a philanthropist. At a charity auction, a calligraphy work was auctioned for 4.68 million yuan, which was Jack Ma's calligraphy "Cicada". As a professional calligrapher, a work may not be sold for this price, but Ma Yun's calligraphy aroused enthusiastic attention when it appeared. It instantly became the focus and was actively bid by buyers. The final price was 4.68 million yuan. In March 2015, Jack Ma suddenly appeared at Art Basel in Hong Kong, causing a commotion. Accompanied by his entourage, Jack Ma viewed the works of Zhou Chunya and Liu Wei, accompanied by his art investment think tank Li Jianchen. A few days later, he appeared at the ShanghART Gallery in Beijing to appreciate the works of Zeng Fanzhi. This is no joke. He got addicted to it in 2014, and the following year his paintings were selected as the most expensive works of art. The "Peach Blossom Spring" oil painting, co-produced by Jack Ma and Zeng Fanzhi, was auctioned for HK$36 million at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong in 2015. Calculated by unit size, the price is even higher than that of Qi Baishi's works. The reason for the sky-high price is not only due to Zeng Fanzhi’s skills, but also to Jack Ma’s fame. But it is closely related to the powerful art investment think tank behind Jack Ma.

Ranked seventh: Wang Zhongjun

Wang Zhongjun, founder and chairman of Huayi Brothers Media Co., Ltd. Born in Beijing in 1960, he received a master's degree in mass media from the State University of New York in 1994. In the same year, he founded Huayi Brothers with his younger brother Wang Zhonglei. In 1998, Mr. Wang Zhongjun led Huayi Brothers to become the first private company to enter the film industry through investment. In 2009, he led Huayi Brothers to successfully list on the GEM, becoming China's first listed entertainment company. ?

From "Mobile Phone" to "If You Are the One", from "The Night Banquet" to "Kekexili", Wang Zhongjun, who claims to be an outsider in movies, has created the first domestic private film and television production company listed on the GEM. Ranked 338th on the 2015 Chinese Rich List.

Mr. Wang Zhongjun has been awarded the 2009 Chinese Cultural Figure, the 2009 Chinese Economic Leader, the 2010 Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year, the 2010 "Variety Show" Person of the Year, the 25 Most Influential Business Leaders in 2010 and 2013, etc. Awards. ?

Mr. Wang Zhongjun loves art and collecting. As an independent artist, he has successfully held three personal exhibitions. Mr. Wang Zhongjun is also keen on public welfare and charity, and donates all the proceeds from the charity sale of paintings to the Huayi Brothers Charity Fund. ?

On May 5, 2015, Wang Zhongjun purchased the oil painting "Seated Woman with Hair in Bun" created by Picasso in 1948 for US$29.9 million (approximately RMB 185 million) (including commission).

In 2016, Wang Zhongjun's painting "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" sold for 3.45 million. As early as 2012, he painted two oil paintings on canvas, namely the 80x60cm "I'm Not One of Pan Jinlian" and "I'm Not Pan Jinlian Part 2" of 70x60cm.

Main events in Wang Zhongjun’s collection world: In the New York autumn auction in November 2014, Sotheby’s launched Van Gogh’s “Daisies and Poppies”. This work has extraordinary historical value. Sotheby’s experts called it "The most precious Van Gogh still life oil painting that has appeared in the auction market in the past 20 years" was estimated at US$30 million to US$50 million. It attracted collectors on the scene to raise their placards one after another, and finally it was hammered down at US$55 million. A collector on the phone said Everyone won the bid, and the buyer behind it was Wang Zhongjun. The transaction price of this work, including commissions, reached US$61.76 million (approximately RMB 415 million)! It is also the first time that a Chinese collector has purchased such a rare Van Gogh work.

Ranked eighth: Pan Shiyi

Pan Shiyi, male, was born in Tianshui, Gansu Province on November 14, 1963. He is a famous real estate developer and the chairman of SOHO China. After graduating from university, he went to the country He worked in the Ministry of Petroleum and started his real estate career in Shenzhen and Hainan in 1987. ?

In 1992, Pan Shiyi and his partner *** founded Beijing Wantong Industrial Co., Ltd. to develop real estate in Beijing. In 1995, Pan Shiyi and his wife Zhang Xin founded SOHO China Co., Ltd. On November 11, 2013, an anonymous person pointed out that Pan Shiyi would withdraw from Shanghai, accounting for 75% of SOHO's total investment. Pan Shiyi denied this. ?

On July 23, 2014, Pan Shiyi and his wife visited Facebook. On July 24, 2014, Pan Shiyi disclosed on Weibo that he and his wife Zhang Xin visited the American technology company Apple, and Apple CEO Cook personally received and explained their new office building.

On July 24, 2014, the SOHO China Foundation donated US$15 million to Harvard University, causing huge controversy. On October 29, 2014, SOHO China signed a donation agreement with Yale University and donated US$15 million to Yale University. ?In the 2016 Hurun Rich List, Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin ranked 95th with a wealth of 22 billion. ?In the 2016 Hurun Real Estate Rich List, Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin ranked 31st with a total of 13 billion. ?[3]?In the 2019 Forbes Global Billionaires List, Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin ranked 597th with a wealth of US$9.4 billion.

?[6]?On October 10, 2019, the "2019 Hurun Rich List" was announced, and Pan Shiyi ranked 153rd with a wealth of 22 billion yuan. ?On the 2019 Forbes China 400 Rich List, the Zhang Xin and Pan Shiyi families ranked 107th, with a wealth worth 21.57 billion yuan. On February 26, 2020, Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin ranked 729th in the "2020 Shimao Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Center·Hurun Global Rich List" with a wealth of 25 billion yuan. ?On March 20, 2020, Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin ranked 68th in the "2020 Hurun Global Real Estate Rich List" with a wealth of 25 billion yuan.

Main events in Pan Shiyi’s collection world: “The Commune at the Foot of the Great Wall” is located near the “Shuiguan Great Wall” in the mountainous area in northern Beijing. It covers an area of ??8 square kilometers. The first phase of 12 villas that have been built are from China and Japan. 12 famous Asian architects from , Thailand and other places.

Ranked ninth: Li Ka-shing

Li Ka-shing (July 29, 1928 -), Han nationality, was born in Chao'an County, Chaozhou, Guangdong, his ancestral home is the Chaoshan area of ??Guangdong?, Changjiang Hutchison Industrial Ltd. and Cheung Kong Holdings Limited. He has been the richest man in Hong Kong for 21 consecutive years and the richest Chinese man for 15 consecutive years since 1999. In 2020, "Forbes" released a list of Hong Kong's richest people, showing that Li Ka-shing ranked second with a net worth of US$29.4 billion. ?

In June 1939, Li Ka-shing, who had just entered junior high school, moved to Hong Kong with his family, and the family stayed at the home of his uncle Zhuang Jing'an. Began investing in real estate in 1958. In 1979, he purchased Hutchison Whampoa, a long-established British-funded commercial bank, becoming the first Chinese to acquire a British-funded commercial bank. In 1981, he was elected as "Hong Kong Man of the Year" and Justice of the Peace. In 1989, he was awarded the CBE title by the Queen of the United Kingdom. In 1992, he was hired as a Hong Kong affairs consultant. He was named Hong Kong Person of the Year in 1993. From 1995 to 1997, he served as a member of the Preparatory Committee of the Special Administrative Region. Since being named the richest Chinese person in the world by Forbes in 1999, he has been the richest Chinese person for 15 consecutive years. In 2011, the legendary story of Li Ka-shing’s Kung Fu Tea was selected as an article for Chinese language teachers at the National Confucius Institute. In March 2014, Li Ka-shing sold nearly 25 shares of Watsons to Singapore's sovereign fund Temasek for HK$44 billion, and cashed out more than HK$71 billion in eight months. In late March 2015, Li Ka-shing's company Hutchison Whampoa reached a final agreement with Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica. Hutchison Whampoa Co., Ltd. will spend approximately 10.25 billion pounds (approximately 95.6 billion yuan) to acquire O2, the UK's second largest mobile telecommunications operator. .

In November 2017, the Li Ka-shing Foundation decided to donate another 2 billion yuan in the next eight years to support the construction of Shantou University. Rumors that it would withdraw from Shantou University were confirmed to be rumors. On May 10, 2018, Li Ka-shing officially retired; on June 29, Li Ka-shing resigned as the honorary chairman of the Shantou University Board of Trustees; in September, Li Ka-shing was selected as one of the "Top Ten Most Influential Chinese Businessmen in the World".

Main events in Li Ka-shing’s collecting world: There are 43 volumes of Dunhuang scriptures written from the 4th to the 10th century, which will be displayed in turn at Cishan Temple. The picture shows the 9th volume of the "Tao Xing Prajna Sutra".

Ranking tenth: Zhang Jindong (Zhang Guiping)

Zhang Jindong, whose ancestral home is Tianchang, Anhui, was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu. Chairman of Suning Holdings Group, senior economist, vice chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and director of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce Poverty Alleviation Working Committee. He has served as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference for 15 consecutive years since 2003. On January 30, 2018, he was elected as a representative of the 13th National People's Congress.

In 1990, Zhang Jindong founded Suning? in Nanjing. In 1999, it fully entered the field of comprehensive electrical appliances and took the lead in proposing a national chain development model, leading Suning to go nationwide. In 2009, Zhang Jindong led Suning to transform into the Internet. In 2010, Suning.com went online?[6]?. On March 9, 2017, Zhang Jindong delivered a speech on "Vigorously Promote the Transformation of Physical Retail to Smart Retail" at the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress, clearly stating that the future of retail is smart retail.

Zhang Jindong and Suning attach great importance to the fulfillment of social responsibilities, and have successively launched the "Sunshine Poverty Alleviation Plan", "Dream Caravan", "Good Doers", "Football 1 1", "Nesting Operation", "Xiqiao Project", "Champion" "Classroom", "Dream Classroom", "Campus Football Dream" and other series of charity projects. On April 6, 2020, Zhang Jindong ranked 89th in the "Hurun Global Top 100 Entrepreneurs" with a wealth of 95 billion yuan.

Main events in Zhang Jindong’s collection world: Yuan Dynasty painter Ren Renfa’s "Five Kings Returning Drunk" was sold for more than 300 million yuan. This low-key "hidden rich" in the art market has also attracted social attention. .

Additional: Wang Shi

Wang Shi, male, born in January 1951, originally from Jinzhai, Anhui Province, was born in Liuzhou, Guangxi, graduated from Lanzhou Jiaotong University (formerly Lanzhou Railway Institute) majoring in water supply and drainage , founder of Vanke Enterprise Co., Ltd., former chairman of the board of directors of the group, concurrently serving as executive director of the China Real Estate Association, deputy director of the Urban Residential Development Committee of the China Real Estate Association, vice president of the Shenzhen Real Estate Association, vice president of the Shenzhen General Chamber of Commerce, etc. . In September 2014, during the Incheon Asian Games, he defeated his Japanese opponent Naotake Okubo 18-7 in the vote for the chairman of the Asian Rowing Federation and was successfully elected for a five-year term. ?

On October 23, 2015, he was elected president of the Shenzhen Federation of Social Organizations. ?

On June 30, 2017, Vanke held a shareholders’ meeting. Wang Shi officially resigned as chairman of the board of directors of Vanke. In order to fully recognize Wang Shi’s irreplaceable contributions to Vanke over the past 33 years, the board of directors appointed Wang Shi as honorary chairman of the board of directors. Chairman; On July 1, Wang Shi took office as chairman of Vanke Charity Foundation. ?In August 2018, half a year after resigning as an independent director of BGI, Wang Shi officially announced that he would serve as co-chairman of BGI Holdings, the largest shareholder of BGI. ?

In December 2018, Wang Shi was selected into the list of "40 Returnees in the 40 Years of China's Reform and Opening Up". ?On December 18, 2019, he was selected into the list of "70 Chinese Returnees in 70 Years".

Main events in the Wang Shi collection world: Soapstone Cup

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