Yu Pengnian
Yu Pengnian () (1922–2015) was a Chinese real estate magnate and philanthropist. Early life On 21 November 1922, Yu was born in Hunan province, China. Yu grew up poor. Career In 1945, Yu worked as a rickshaw driver in Shanghai, China. In the 1957, Yu started his working life in Hong Kong as a cleaner. In the 1960s, Yu was a construction worker. Yu followed his boss to Taiwan and started a property business. In 1973, Yu invested in the stock market including junk stocks and lost everything. In 1974, Yu bought the property, former home of Bruce Lee, in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. Yu converted it into a "love hotel" where rental fee was by hourly. In 2000, Yu opened Shenzhen Panglin Hotel in the Lo Wu District of Hong Kong. Yu made his money as a Shenzhen hotel and real estate entrepreneur.(bad link) Philanthropy Yu founded the Yu Pengnian Foundation, which donates money to several different causes, usually for health, education and disaster relief. He himself suffered with ...
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