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Yin Mingshan (Chinese: 尹明善; pinyin: Yǐn Míngshàn; 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.

Early life

During the Cultural Revolution in China, Yin spent nine and a half months as a punishment for his capitalistic tendencies. After his release he joined a publishing house.

Lifan Group

In 1992, Yin Mingshan invested 200,000 yuan to found a motorcycle workshop which would become today's Lifan Group.

References

1. "China Rich List 2013". Hurun Report. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
2. Ferguson, Niall (2012-03-19). "Maostalgia". China: Triumph and Turmoil. Episode 2 (in Chinese and English). 41 minutes in. Channel 4.
3. "Yin Mingshan". Forbes.com. 12 November 2001. Archived from the original on February 18, 2003.
4. "Yin Mingshan". China Vitae.
5. "Lifan Motor". Chinese car forums.

• Businesspeople from Chongqing
• 1938 births
• Living people
• Chinese founders of automobile manufacturers
• Chinese company founders
• Chinese football chairmen and investors
• Lifan Group people