Yin Mingshan, male, Han nationality, is a native of Chongqing, Sichuan Province. He was born in 1940. A wealthy businessman who produces motorcycles, Yin is the president of the Chongqing Lifan Industrial Corporation Limited. He began his career building motorcycles in 1992 – after spending twenty years on a work farm during the Cultural Revolution.
Following seven years of motorcycle production at the corporation, Yin's group's assets were up to $42 million dollars in 1999. After the company became profitable, Yin spent $6.8 million dollars in 2002 to purchase the Chongqing Longxian soccer team.