Wang Shi
Founder of Vanke, pioneer in professionalized real estate, mountaineer and green advocate with lifelong learning spirit.
BaZi Chart
Birth Time Verification
Core Analysis
Wang Shi's chart centers on the 癸日主 (Gui water day) seated in 亥 with strong supporting stems of 甲/寅 (wood) and an early presence of 庚 (metal) as 印. This creates a clear 伤官配印 pattern: 伤官 (creative, outspoken, risk-taking) is generated by the 癸 water, while 印 (resource, learning, institutional support) supplies backing and legitimacy. The interaction between 伤官 and 印 explains both his entrepreneurial creativity and his ability to attract institutional trust and capital.
Life-phase timing in the provided 大运 reinforces key stages: early 庚寅 and 辛卯 (印类大运) support disciplined learning and organizational embedding, consistent with military service and higher education; mid-career 壬辰/癸巳/甲午 transition into 劫财/比肩/伤官运，aligns with capital accumulation, founding 万科, rapid expansion and outspoken corporate reform; later 丙申/丁酉 (正财/偏财) bring financial focus, investment and SPAC initiatives.
Five-element balance shows water-wood dynamics dominant: 癸/亥 water supports 甲/寅 wood (creativity/output) while metal as 印 tempers and legitimizes action. This combination produces a pragmatic innovator who balances bold initiatives with institutional credibility, but when 伤官 becomes too assertive it risks public friction and controversy—consistent with his political and philanthropic disputes. Overall the chart explains a trajectory of practical risk-taking, public visibility, sustained learning and later-stage financial/green pivoting.
Traits
Leadership & Strategy
High leadership ability derived from 癸日主 supporting 伤官 creativity plus early 印大运 that built institutional credibility. 命理依据: 年柱与大运（庚寅、辛卯）为 印，助力治理与战略视野。
Risk Appetite & Adventurousness
Strong risk-taking and adventurousness shown by pronounced 伤官（甲、寅）格局. 命理依据: 伤官为表达与突破之象，解释极限运动和探险倾向。
Resilience & Learning
Sustained resilience and capacity for reinvention supported by 印与水旺格局，结合多轮大运带来的资源与人脉积累。命理依据: 庚印早运助学、壬癸运助资本积累。
Public Image & Controversy Management
Public influence strong but prone to controversy when 伤官冲动过度。命理依据: 伤官偏旺而官星受制，易引发舆论与权力摩擦，需要用 印和财运来中和。
Timeline
Depart in Uniform, Heading to the Frontier
After finishing junior high at 17, he enlisted in the army following his parents' wishes, serving as a transport/armored vehicle soldier in Xuzhou and the Turpan Basin in Xinjiang, beginning about five years of military service.
Return from the Army, Laying Roots in the Railway
In 1973, after demobilization, he returned to Zhengzhou and joined the Boiler Repair Workshop of the Hydroelectric Section of Zhengzhou Railway Bureau as a worker, starting his first formal job and launching his career.
Scholarship Breakthrough: Enter Lanzhou Transportation University, Showcasing Talent
In 1974, he was admitted to Lanzhou Jiaotong University (formerly Lanzhou Railway Institute) to study Water Supply and Drainage, starting a new phase of higher education.
Graduation and First Assignment in Engineering
After graduating from university, he was assigned to the Guangzhou Railway Bureau Engineering Section as a technician, taking charge of civil engineering projects along the railway line and officially stepping into society to begin his career.
Career Start: Opening the Door to South Guangdong
Through recruitment, he joined the Guangdong Foreign Economic Commission, responsible for investment promotion. This marked the start of his civil service and business career, and he began to move toward reform-frontier areas such as Shenzhen.
Exhibition Center: First Trial, Startup Blueprint Emerges
In 1984, he organized the Modern Science-Education Instrument Exhibition and Sales Center and served as general manager, engaged in import-export trade and diversified operations, laying valuable initial capital and practical experience for his future business empire.
Renamed to Vanke: the real estate giant sets sail
In 1988, the company officially changed its name to 'Vanke' and, by year-end, successfully raised 28 million yuan through the mainland's first IPO prospectus, marking a strategic shift and its formal entry into the real estate sector, opening a new chapter of business.
SZSE Rings the Bell, Vanke Opens a New Chapter
On January 29, 1991, Wang Shi led Vanke to officially list on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, completing a pivotal leap in shareholding and capitalization, laying a solid capital foundation for becoming an industry leader.
From General Star to Heavenly Official: Resign as General Manager to lead industry self-discipline as Chairman
In 1999, he resigned as Vanke's general manager and became chairman full-time. That year he initiated the China Urban Real Estate Developers Cooperative Network, proposing forward-looking topics such as 'urban hollowing' to push for standardization and self-discipline in the real estate industry, transitioning from a business operator to an industry thought leader.
Forbes Named World’s Best Small Company; Emerges on the Global Stage
Under Wang Shi's leadership, Vanke earned Forbes' World’s Best Small Company award, significantly boosting its international influence and brand reputation, marking a new milestone for the enterprise.
Crowning Glory at the Summit
In 2001, he was awarded the title of Outstanding Athlete by the General Administration of Sport of China for outstanding achievements in mountaineering and related sports expeditions.
Reached the World Summit, Pushing Personal Limits
On May 22, 2003, at the age of 52, successfully summited Mount Everest, setting the then Chinese record for the oldest summit, a highly challenging personal achievement.
Stepping onto the World's Poles, Launching a New Chapter in Cross-Border Investment
In 2005, they reached both the North Pole and the South Pole, completing the 7+2 expedition feat; in the same year, a joint venture investment company was formed with Singapore's RZP and a share transfer agreement was signed to advance domestic real estate investment cooperation.
Achieving Success, Retire, and Start a New Chapter
In June 2017, he officially announced his retirement, resigned as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vanke, and took the post as Chairman of the Vanke Public Welfare Foundation. In the same year, he founded Deep Stone Group, launching the second phase of his entrepreneurial journey.
Step Away from the Clamor, Return to the Ivory Tower
At the start of the year, he resigned as an independent director of BGI Genomics. At year-end, he traveled to Jerusalem, Israel, to study at Hebrew University, returning from the business world to academia and beginning a new phase of learning and exploration.
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