Shanghai Forte Land Company Limited (former stock codes: HKEX:2337), or Shanghai Forte Land and Forte Land, is one of the largest real estate

Real estate

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 developers in Shanghai

Shanghai

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, China

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. It is founded by Chinese billionaire

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 Guo Guangchang

Guo Guangchang

Guo Guangchang , is a Chinese entrepreneur. He is the chairman of Fosun International Limited and the representative of 10th National People's Congress. Guo is currently one of the wealthiest men in Mainland China...

 in 1994 and it is headquartered in Shanghai. It has developed several dozens of real estate projects in major cities such as Shanghai, Beijing

Beijing

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, Wuhan

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, Nanjing

Nanjing

' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...

, Wuxi

Wuxi

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, Chongqing

Chongqing

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, Tianjin

Tianjin

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, Haikou

Haikou

Hǎikǒu , is the capital and most populous city of Hainan Province, in the People's Republic of China. It is situated on the northern coast of Hainan, by the mouth of the Nandu River...

 and Hangzhou

Hangzhou

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Forte's H shares were listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

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 on 2004. And it plans to issue A shares in the Shanghai Stock Exchange

Shanghai Stock Exchange

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in near future. Forte was acquired and privatized by Fosun International in May 2011.