Qin Yinglin is a Chinese agriculture tycoon, billionaire, Communist Party member, and the world's richest farmer.
12 Facts About Qin Yinglin
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Qin Yinglin is the Chair and president of the pig farming company Muyuan Foodstuff and is one of the richest people in China.
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In 1982, when Qin Yinglin was in high school, his father saved up money and bought 20 pigs, but all but one died.
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In 1989, at age 24, Qin Yinglin graduated with a degree in animal husbandry and began working at Nanyang Food Company.
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In 1992, after three years at Nanyang Food Company, Qin Yinglin quit his "iron rice bowl" job, and he and Qian moved back to Qin Yinglin's hometown to start a business in the pork industry.
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In 2000 Qin Yinglin founded Muyuan Farming, the company that would eventually become Muyuan Foodstuff.
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Qin Yinglin was the second Henanese entrepreneur on the list, after Xu Jiayin.
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Qin Yinglin's wealth jumped again in 2020 as pork prices rose due to African swine fever.
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Qin Yinglin's wife Qian Ying is a billionaire, and together they own a majority stake in Muyuan.
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Qin Yinglin's son Qin Muyuan is a vice-president at Muyuan Group.
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On 15 February 2019, Qin Yinglin donated stock worth RMB 100 million to the Westlake Education Foundation.
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In 1997, Qin Yinglin was recognized as one of ten outstanding young farmers in China.