Aoyuan is developing rapidly by taking a prudent financial strategy and actively seizing the real estate market opportunities. With strong financial position, the Group is focusing on meeting the rigid requirements in the development of residential projects and commercial projects with great potential. Currently, the Group has achieved strategic development in the regions of Pearl River Delta, Pan Bohai Rim, Central-Western region and Yangtze River Delta, and has created 22 residential and commercial sales and investment projects.

Uphold the strategy on rapid development, Aoyuan successfully acquired several projects in the first half year, including Kunshan in Jiangsu, Guangzhou and Zhongshan in Guangdong, which have high return on investment, high growth potential with high-quality. Construction of these projects will be started as the same year of the acquisition, and will be launched for sales in the second half year of 2011 and next year. Currently, Aoyuan has just released the sales data of the first half year. These sales data showed that the Group"s overall marketing ability get significantly improved by having a strong marketing and sales momentum. In the first half year, the Group"s total contract sales reached 42% of the 5.5 billion annual sales target. A 96% increase by comparing to the same period of last year. Total contract sales increased significantly to 141% with approximately 25.4 million square meters.

In addition, the advantages of "Health" and "Regimen" that are always advocated by Aoyuan are getting significant in the real estate market. On June 3, one representative project of Aoyuan in promoting the concept of low-carbon healthy living – Aoyuan Health City was opened with a grand opening celebration in Nansha Guangzhou. The project is a large integrated health base by combing health management, health care, health education, culture and communication, health products research, residency, vacation, business meetings and other functions into one. Aoyuan Health City represents a new interpretation of the brand philosophy of "Building A Low-Carbon Health Life", combines real estate development and health elements together, facilitates with unique health and regimen culture provides a set of health, leisure, living services, not only increases the residential value of the products by effectively promoting sales, but also brings new business revenues, creates an innovative development model in the linkage of healthy residency and business operation.  

Chairman of the Board of China Aoyuan Property Group, Mr. Guo Ziwen appreciated his gratitude to the public and the media on receiving this award. Mr. Guo said: "It is my greatest honor on behalf of the Group to receive this award. Aoyuan has always been working hard, and strives to become the most valuable real estate of growth in China. We will continue to explore business opportunities in the future, and we will commit to maintain sustained and stable growth performance with a unique brand philosophy, increasing project quality, strong financial position, sufficient land reserves in order to provide strong returns for our shareholders". 

"21st Century Economic Report" is managed by the Nanfang Daily Press Group. It is currently one of the mainstream financial media in China with the largest circulation and most influential. Boao·21 Century Real Estate Forum jointly organized by "21st Century Economic Report" and the National Federation of Real Estate Chamber of Commerce is currently one of the most authoritative and the most influential real estate professionals forums. As the real estate industry"s top annual event, the Forum invites the most authoritative experts in the real estate, financial and academia sectors, themes at the hottest topic in current China real estate market, allows effective communication and in-depth discussion for industry representatives, and forms consensus on the current real estate development. This year’s Forum set " Confusion In Transition Of Property: What is the effectiveness?" as the theme, attended guests included Gu Yunchan, Nie Meisheng, Niu Wenyuan, Ren Zhiqiang, Liu Xiaoguang, Ha Jiming, Zhao Xiao and many other industry leaders and experts.

China Real Estate Golden Brick Award was jointly elected by "21st Century Economic Report" and 21 Real Estate Forum Organizing Committee. With the assessment principle of "Realistic, Detailed and Thorough", the powerful assessment team was formed by experts from academic, financial and professional organizations. This year"s outstanding companies were assessed through a number of authoritative data analysis, project site field research, visit the property owners, media surveys and other relevant methods. This award aims to promote the internationalization of China"s real estate development process, report excellent performance in the real estate industry, award the market model, and help the industry develop continuously.