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[advertise]广告[/advertise]March 11, 2010, China Daily, Chinese entrepreneur Zong Qinghou, CEO of eastern Hangzhou's Wahaha Group, is the wealthiest person in mainland China, according to a rich list released Wednesday by Forbes Magazine. The tycoon, with his $7 billion beverage empire, ranks 103rd in the 2010 world's richest list. A total of 64 people from mainland China enters this list, just after the US who has 403 billionaires. The 3rd place is occupied by Russia with 62 billionaires. Of the world's 97 new billionaires, 62 were from Asia. Among the super-rich from the Chinese mainland, 27 made the list for the first time. Mainland's Top 10 Billionaires Rank Name Age Net Worth ($bil) 103 Zong Qinghou 64 7 154 Liu Yongxing 62 5 176 Zhang Jindong 47 4.5 189 Wang Chuanfu 44 4.4 212 Hui Ka Yan 51 4 232 Wu Yajun & family 46 3.9 249 Liang Wengen 53 3.6 249 Ma Huateng 38 3.6 258 Robin Li 41 3.5 277 Chen Fashu 49 3.4 277 Yang Huiyan 28 3.4