The richest women on the Forbes China Rich List (photo)

The richest women on the Forbes China Rich List (photo) Wu Yajun continues to lead the female billionaires,...

Wu Yajun continues to lead the female billionaires, topping the list with 39.06 billion yuan

The world-famous financial magazine "Forbes" today released the 2012 Forbes China Rich List. Among the richest people on this year's list, there are 23 women, three less than last year. Among them, Wu Yajun continues to lead the female rich list, topping the list with 39.06 billion yuan, followed by Yang Huiyan of Country Garden and Chen Lihua of Fuhua International Group, who temporarily occupy the second and third positions with 27.72 billion yuan and 17.64 billion yuan respectively.

According to Forbes statistics, there are 23 female billionaires on this year's list, 3 fewer than last year. Their total wealth has also dropped from 232.55 billion yuan last year to 208.94 billion yuan, accounting for 7.85% of the total wealth of the 400 richest people. Among them, there are 7 women with a net worth of more than 10 billion yuan. The situation is the same as in the past two years, and they are still the same group of people last year. Among these 23 people, the source of wealth of 6 female rich people is related to real estate, 5 of them are among the top 10, and they occupy the top 4 places.

> Wu Yajun continues to lead the list of female richest people, topping the list with 39.06 billion yuan. In the overall list, she rose from 7th last year to 5th this year. Followed closely by Yang Huiyan of Country Garden and Chen Lihua of Fu Wah International Group, they temporarily ranked second and third with 27.72 billion yuan and 17.64 billion yuan respectively. Interestingly, they also formed a "head-to-tail echo". The 31-year-old Yang Huiyan was the youngest female billionaire among the 2012 Forbes China 400 richest people, while Chen Lihua became the oldest woman on the list at the age of 71.

> Yang Huiyan (right) Yang Huiyan is still the richest second generation on the Forbes list this year. However, she still adheres to the low-key style since Country Garden's listing. She is more focused on future strategies and Country Garden brand work within the company, and has not interfered too much in the current internal affairs of Country Garden. Country Garden employees described Yang Huiyan as "dignified in appearance and good temperament." Yang Guoqiang emphasized that Yang Huiyan has a good heart, which is why he is willing to leave his huge wealth to her.

>Chen Laiwa

Chen Lihua was once the richest woman in China on the Forbes rich list. She was born in poverty. After dropping out of high school, she started a furniture repair business and opened a furniture factory. After moving to Hong Kong in 1982, she engaged in international trade and real estate investment, and accumulated considerable capital. In the late 1980s, she returned to the mainland to invest in real estate. Although Chen Laiwa has handed over the Fu Wah International Group to her son Zhao Yong to take care of it, and she focuses on collecting rosewood, due to the demolition of celebrities' former residences when developing Jinbao Street, Chen Laiwa always falls into controversy every time she is exposed in the media.

>Pan Wei

Chen Jinxia

In the list, the biggest decliners are Pan Wei of Ajisen (China) and Qiu Xiangjuan of Zhejiang Hengyi Group, which dropped from 197 and 214 last year to 365 and 393 this year respectively. The fastest riser is Chen Jinxia from Yongjin Group, rising from 129th last year to 87th this year.

>Zhou Xiaoguang of Shin Kong Holdings Group

In addition, three new faces appeared on the list, namely Zhou Xiaoguang of Shin Kong Holdings Group (4.16 billion yuan, 234th place), Fan Zhaoxia of Beijing Express (3.75 billion yuan, 282nd place) and Zhu Chongyun of Shenzhen Masfil Fashion (3.21 billion yuan, 349th place).