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Chinese tycoon Chen Guangbiao has the most hilarious and insane business card ever

SUCCESSFUL, check. Rich, check. Influential and prominent? You betcha. But that's just the start of this billionaire's accomplishments.

Chinese billionaire Chen Guangbiao bills himself as China's No. 1 philanthropist. P...
Chinese billionaire Chen Guangbiao bills himself as China's No. 1 philanthropist. P...

HE HAS made his name by giving away a fortune to charity and making billions by recycling construction materials.

But if you ask Chinese tycoon Chen Guangbiao what he thinks he should be known for, you might be there a while.

The Jiangsu billionaire has many titles and is certainly known for many things. Just check out his business card.

Not only is he the 'most influential person in China', he is also the country's 'moral leader'.

But it doesn't stop there, he goes on to reveal how is the most well-known and loved role model in China and also its most charismatic philanthropist.

Moving onto his business skills, he is the country's "foremost environmental preservation demolition expert" and a "low carbon emission environmental protection top advocate".

The card, which is handed out to US journalists, has not only drawn amusement among the media, but has also won him love in the Twittersphere.

The 45-year-old, whose wealth was estimated to be around $740m in 2012, is renowned for his eccentric ways and flashy philanthropy, donating a fortune to charity.

Born in July 1968, Chen was born into a very poor family and witnessed the deaths of both his brother and sister.

Swearing to change his destiny, the young and ambitious Chen slowly began building his wealth.

The billionaire became widely known after the 2008 devastating Sichuan Earthquake when he brought a fleet of cranes and trucks to the scene and helped rescue survivors before donating more than 100 million yuan ($18.33 million) to help with reconstruction efforts.

He also attracted media attention for selling cans of "fresh air" in heavily polluted Beijing and for suggesting that the one-child policy should apply more to less-educated people, the South China Morning Postreported.

More recently Chen has been in the headlines over talk of buying a $1 billion stake in the New York Times.

However he is now understood to have dropped out of any potential deal due to undue media speculation and attention, according to Forbes.

Chen is well renowned for his flashy philanthropy. Picture: AP
Chen is well renowned for his flashy philanthropy. Picture: AP

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