Pan Shiyi

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Pan Shiyi
Pan with Terry Branstad, the United States Ambassador to China in December 2017
Native name	潘石屹 (Pān Shíyì)
Born	(1963-11-14) 14 November 1963 Tianshui, Gansu Province, China
Alma mater	Hebei Technical College of Petroleum Profession
Occupation	Chairman, SOHO China
Spouse(s)	Zhang Xin
Website	blog.sina.com.cn/panshiyi

Pan Shiyi (Chinese: 潘石屹; pinyin: Pān Shíyì; born 14 November 1963) is a Chinese businessman. Presently, he is the Chairman of SOHO China. He co-founded SOHO China with his wife Zhang Xin in 1995.

Early life

Shiyi was born in an impoverished rural village in Tianshui in Gansu Province in western China in 1963. Shiyi graduated from the Hebei Technical College of Petroleum Profession in 1982, later working at the former Ministry of Petroleum, until he decided in 1987 to venture to Shenzhen and Hainan to embark upon a career in real estate. In 1992, he co-founded Beijing Vantone Co., Ltd., a developer now listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Acting career

Pan Shiyi starred as a lonely real estate developer "Li Wenqing" in the 2006 romantic film Aspirin (阿司匹林), alongside Mei Ting.^[1]

Personal life

Shiyi and his wife, Zhang Xin, have been members of the Bahá'í Faith since 2005.^[2]

Publications

• What I Took a Life to Find (2008)
• Childhood Candy is Sweet (2008, published in Taiwan)
• Pan Shiyis Blog (2005)
• Chop Suey (2004)
• Go West 25o, PhotoAlbum (2003)
• The Teacup Is Full, Collections of Essays (2001)
• Complain About Pan Shiyi, Criticize SOHO New Town (2001)

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