Xinyuan Real Estate CEO Elected as Deputy to China's National People's Congress of Henan Province

ZHENGZHOU, China, Jan. 17 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan") (NYSE:XIN), a fast-growing residential real estate developer with a focus on a strategically selected group of China's Tier II cities, which are larger, more developed cities with above average GDP and urban population growth rates, today announced its chairman and chief executive officer, Mr. Yong Zhang, has recently been elected as deputy to China's 11th National People's Congress of Henan Province.

In his role as deputy, Mr. Zhang will attend the general meeting of the National People's Congress of Henan Province, to be held the third and fourth weeks of January, 2008.

Mr. Zhang founded Xinyuan in 1997 and has more than 20 years of experience in China's residential housing industry. In 2004, Mr. Zhang was elected as one of the Top 10 Rising Entrepreneurs in China's Real Estate Industry by the China International Real Estate & Archi-tech Fair. Mr. Zhang is also vice chairman of the Henan Real Estate Association, a member of the China Democratic National Construction Association and a deputy to the 12th People's Congress of Zhengzhou City.

About Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan") (NYSE:XIN) is a fast-growing developer of large scale, quality residential real estate projects aimed at providing middle-income consumers in China's Tier II cities with a comfortable and convenient community life. Ranked #1 among all property developers in Zhengzhou in terms of contracted sales of residential units for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006, Xinyuan has expanded its network to cover a total population of 34 million people in 5 strategically selected Tier II cities, including Chengdu, Hefei, Jinan, Suzhou and Zhengzhou. Xinyuan has completed 13 projects with a total gross floor area ("GFA") of 0.9 million square meters within the past 10 years and as of September 30, 2007, Xinyuan had 7 projects under construction with a total GFA of 0.8 million square meters and 7 additional projects under planning with total GFA of 1.3 million square meters. With a focus on high asset turnover, efficient working capital management and strict cost control, Xinyuan is dedicated to bringing high quality, affordable homes to China's middle income buyers. For more information, please visit http://www.xyre.com/ .

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  In China:

   Mr. Alex Gong
   Director of Investor Relations
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   Mr. Derek Mitchell
   Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide (Beijing)
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  In the United States:

   Mr. Jeremy Bridgman
   Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide (New York)
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DATASOURCE: Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.



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