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 Stories About: China AND land stewardship AND rainforests
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The God of Small Savings
Ex-millionaire surrounded by trees, little else |
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04 Feb 2005 |
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| The God of Small Savings Ex-millionaire surrounded by trees, little else Former real-estate mogul Xing Yiqian is well-known on the Chinese island of Hainan for his dedicated conservation of the area's dense rainforest. Called the "tree god" by locals, Xing spent his fortune -- once valued at $24 million -- paying individual landowners not to cut down their trees, financing expensive transplants for unwanted ... |
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| Topics: China, land stewardship, rainforests (all these topics) |
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