Better Tidings Come Too Late For China Travel Pioneer Ji Qi

The cut-off line for this year?s China Rich List 400 was $600 million, up $130 million from a year ago. Among those that missed the chance for a comeback was Ji Qi, chairman of Nasdaq-listed China Lodging Group, an operator of more than 1,300 budget hotels mainly under the brand name ?Hanting.? Stock price of China Lodging, which Ji owns 44 percent, has lifted 16% since we locked prices for our wealth calculation last Tuesday. With today?s net worth of $639 million, Ji likely would have ranked N...