> The orphaned son of farmers in rural Anhui province > Wang started BYD in 1995 with a $350,000 loan from his cousin. Wow, they weren't kidding about Shenzhe

> The orphaned son of farmers in rural Anhui province > Wang started BYD in 1995 with a $350,000 loan from his cousin. Wow, they weren't kidding about Shenzhen being their version of Silicon Valley, where the rich and well-connected pretend they are self-made men.