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Monday, Jan 25, 2021

Jack Ma Returns to Hupan: Birthplace of Alibaba

Hupan Garden, Jack Ma’s Hangzhou apartment in 1999, is where it all began for Alibaba. On the eve of the company’s 20th birthday, we took Ma back to Hupan to reflect on those early days and what it took to build Alibaba into what it is today.

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