| SONG Weiping 宋卫平 宋衛平 |
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| Born | 1967 Shaoxing, Zhejiang, PRC |
| Alma mater | Zhejiang University |
| Occupation | Co-founder & President China Greentown |
| Net worth | US$ 1.0 billion |
Song Weiping (Traditional Chinese: 宋衛平, Simplified Chinese: 宋卫平), is a Chinese real estate tycoon and billionaire. He is the co-founder and current president of China Greentown (中國綠城/中国绿城).
Song was born in Shenxian County, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province in 1967. 1982, he graduated from the Department of History, Hangzhou University (current Zhejiang University). 1982-1987, he taught in a party school. 1987, he went to Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, and worked in a computer company as a secretary.[1]
1994, Song went back to Hangzhou, he founded China Greentown, a real estate company, with his wife Xia Yibo (夏一波). Currently, China Greentown is a leading real estate company in Zhejiang Province, Shanghai and Beijing. Song also invests in football team. He founded his own soccer team and club, and named them after Greentown (Pinyin: Lucheng).[1]
According to the recent 2007 Forbes Mainland China Rich List (福佈斯中國富豪榜/福布斯中国富豪榜), Song and his wife were ranked No.41 with 9.75 billion Chinese Yuan (about US$ 1.39 billion).[2]