Yin Mingshan (born 1938 in Chongqing, Sichuan) is a Chinese businessman. He was the chairman of Lifan Industrial Corporation, vice chairman of the Chinese civil association and the Chamber of Commerce, president of the Chinese motorcycle manufacturers. Upon the arrival of economic reforms in China and the opening up to first provincial-level officials of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, he took the leadership of the country's private entrepreneurs. According to Hurun Report's China Rich List 2013, he was the 335th richest person in China.[1]
Early life
During the Cultural Revolution in China, Yin spent nine and a half months as a punishment for his capitalistic tendencies.[2] After his release he joined a publishing house.[3][4]
Lifan Group
In 1992, Yin Mingshan invested 200,000 yuan to found a motorcycle workshop which would become today's Lifan Group.[5]
References
- China Rich List 2013 Hurun Report, retrieved 4 September 2014^
- Niall Ferguson. Maostalgia 2012-03-19^
- Yin Mingshan Forbes.com, 12 November 2001^