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Zhang Xin
SOHO China · Beijing, China
Factory girl from Beijing who studied at Cambridge and came home to build skylines.
Design as differentiatorResilient pivotsPhilanthropic exit
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Company
SOHO China
Journey
Moves that mattered.
- 1995Co-founded SOHO China with husband Pan Shiyi.
- 2007IPO in Hong Kong — China's largest commercial property firm.
- 2012Pivoted to co-working with SOHO 3Q.
- 2020Stepped back; began full-time philanthropy.
Struggles
Worked in textile factories for five years from age 14.
Family
Married Pan Shiyi; two sons educated abroad.
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- ↗wikipedia.orgZhang Xin on Wikipedia
- ↗google.comSOHO China — official site
- ↗news.google.comZhang Xin in the news
- ↗crunchbase.comSOHO China on Crunchbase
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The story
Factory girl from Beijing who studied at Cambridge and came home to build skylines.
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