The bridge connects Nansha District of Guangzhou City and Humen Town of Dongguan City, and was built by Hong Kong Hopewell Group with an investment of more than 3 billion yuan. It was designed by Mr. Hu Yingxiang, the founder of Hopewell Group.
Hu Yingxiang Bridge, a miracle designed by the Chinese and built in only 5 years, was built in at least 7 years shorter than similar bridges abroad at the same time.
The average daily toll of this bridge reaches 3 million, and the annual income is as high as 1 billion, which can be said to be a daily income. However, at the beginning of the construction of the bridge, Mr. Hu Yingxiang promised that after the cost was recovered, the bridge would be donated to the state free of charge.
One cannot help but wonder whether such behavior is in line with a businessman's code of conduct. However, Hu Yingxiang not only complied, but his actions were reasonable and legal.
Such behavior can be understood as a person who loves his country deeply. Perhaps, we need to add a patriot, philanthropist, or a patriotic philanthropist to his prefix. "
Hu Yingxiang, an old man in his 80s, ranked 1,664th on the Forbes list of the world's richest people in 2021 with a net worth of $1.9 billion. He is still the chairman of Hong Kong's Hopewell Holdings***, a company that he founded in 1969.
Unlike some empty enterprises, Hu Yingxiang's father Hu Zhong is a famous taxi king in Hong Kong, which makes him have a certain foundation and strength at the beginning of his business.
Soon after Hu Yingxiang graduated from university, his old father had high hopes for him and handed over the family business to him. After he founded Hopewell Holdings, the entire family business also began to shift to real estate investment.
In 1972, Hopewell Industrial was successfully listed, and Hu Yingxiang achieved great success in the real estate industry. Since then, their business has gradually shifted to the operation and management of infrastructure projects, properties and hotels.
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Once the tallest building in Hong Kong, it is now one of Hong Kong's most popular tourist destinations. Under the leadership of Hu Yingxiang, Hopewell Holdings has developed rapidly in Hong Kong and has made significant contributions to the prosperity, stability and innovation and progress of Hong Kong's economy.
In addition, Hu Yingxiang's investment field has expanded beyond Hong Kong and beyond Victoria Peak, with footprints in Thailand, India, Pakistan and other Southeast Asian countries, investing in the transportation and power industries of these countries, and achieving remarkable construction results.
Hu Yingxiang, an outstanding talent with a background in architecture and a transportation family, has thought deeply about how to combine the two to invest more and achieve more.
He realized the profound meaning of "if you want to get rich, you must first build roads", and believed that only by convenient transportation can we promote the inflow of resources and the export of goods and products, and promote economic development. Therefore, he set his sights on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway, an important transportation route in Guangzhou, Guangdong, where his family first started.
As a result, Hopewell Industrial has landed a large-scale infrastructure project in the mainland of Chinese mainland, and this highway has also become an important path for Hu Yingxiang's investment and development.
He set his sights on Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, which have a special geographical location and inconvenient transportation, and decided to build a bridge to promote the exchange of people and economic prosperity of the three places.
This idea gave birth to Hu Yingxiang's Humen Bridge project. Hu Yingxiang has a unique business vision, and he has a strong sense of strategy and overall awareness. The construction of the Humen Bridge will connect the east and west banks of the Pearl River and become a transportation hub between Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macau.
The establishment of this bridge not only makes it possible for Dongguan, Shenzhen and eastern Guangdong to reach Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and other western Guangdong regions, but also saves more than 120 kilometers of detour, realizing the magnificent scene of "a bridge flying east and west, and the moat becomes a thoroughfare"!
This bridge is of far-reaching and significant significance to the economic development of Guangdong, the rise of the Pearl River Delta and today's Greater Bay Area. Mr. Hu Yingxiang, as a businessman, not only has a unique business vision, but also has a broad vision, and his contribution deserves a higher evaluation from future generations.
Mr. Hu Yingxiang has held a number of positions, from the national level to the local level, each of which is closely related to education, culture and specific affairs, and each position is full of honor and glory.
Taken together, these positions are like the most brilliant and eye-catching business card - patriot. Although position and honor do not automatically prove that a person is a patriot, a true patriot always expresses his patriotism through practical actions.
For example, on October 24, 2018, Mr. Hu Yingxiang proved his patriotism with his actions.
Hu Yingxiang adheres not only a business spirit, but also a spirit of dedication and family and country feelings. He practiced his dream with practical actions and made outstanding contributions to China's reform, opening up and modernization.
Over the past 40 years, Hu Yingxiang has always upheld a deep sense of patriotism, and his investment results are remarkable. His total investment in Chinese mainland has exceeded 51 billion yuan, with 371 kilometers of new roads and 3.88 million kilowatts of power plants.
His contributions have been highly praised by the country's leaders, who have been honored as "bold and far-sighted entrepreneurs" and "leaders of foreign investment".
Hu Yingxiang's vision, courage, knowledge and courage have been fully reflected in the construction of the Humen Bridge. Seeing the important strategic position and development prospects of the Humen Bridge, he chose to cooperate with the state, and from 1992 to 1997, he invested 30200 million yuan for the construction of the bridge.
It's a great investment, and it's no small thing for anyone. He even sacrificed the development of his own company and abandoned investments in other projects for this, spending most of his funds on the construction of the bridge.
Before the bridge was built, he made a promise to donate the bridge to the state free of charge once the cost was recovered.
The daily toll of the bridge has reached an astonishing 3 million yuan, as much as 1 billion a year, this figure is really amazing, and it can even be said that there is no profit after recovering the cost.
But Hu Yingxiang kept his promise, and after recovering the cost of investment, he resolutely donated the bridge to the country.
Today, the real controlling party of the Humen Bridge has become Guangzhou Communications Group, which has also realized Hu Yingxiang's original intention of serving the country and the people, and this bridge has also become the best witness of cross-strait friendship.
In a sense, this bridge has also become the hidden business card of Hu Yingxiang, a patriot, and will never go out of style.
When a person gains wealth and fame, he is often advised to devote himself to charity, but in fact, very few people can actually do so. Many wealthy businessmen would rather leave their wealth to their descendants, or just make a false shot, and there are even scandals of fraudulent donations and fraudulent donations.
However, Hu Yingxiang is different, not only has an honorary position in a number of charities, but also is passionate about doing it himself. ”
Hu Yingxiang: Giving back to society with wealth Hu Yingxiang, a billionaire who was once on the Forbes rich list, although he lives a simple life and does not pay attention to food and clothing, he is extremely strict with his children and often disciplines him.
He understands the value of wealth, so he prefers to invest his wealth in public welfare and education to give back to society. Hu Yingxiang has a soft spot for education in his hometown.
From primary school to middle school to university, he donated a lot of money to support education. His hometown has also benefited from this, and many children have a better learning environment and opportunities to further develop their lives.
Hu Yingxiang's actions have set an excellent example for us, and he has proved with his actions that true wealth is not only money, but also how to use wealth to help others and give back to society.
His actions are worth learning from each and every one of us.
Mr. Hu Yingxiang donated $100 million to his alma mater, Princeton University, making him the second-largest individual in the history of the United States. In addition, he also donated tens of millions of dollars to Guangzhou Science and Technology Progress** and Guangzhou Huadu Education**.
Mr. Hu's philanthropy is much more than that, according to statistics, in the past 40 years, he has donated more than 2 to education, philanthropy and disaster relief in Chinese mainland100 million yuan, which has also made an important contribution to the development of local universities in Hong Kong.
His benevolent deeds have not only been highly praised by party and state leaders, but also won deep gratitude and praise from the broad masses of the people. As the old saying goes, the house of doing good deeds and accumulating virtue will have afterglow, and the house of evil and adultery will have aftermath.
Mr. Hu Yingxiang's good deeds are everywhere, especially on the ownership of the Humen Bridge, his selfless donation shows his noble ideas and practical actions for the road, the bridge as his life, for others, and for the public, and these accumulated auspicious spirits will always accompany his descendants.