Blinded By Hanergy's Light

Hanergy's plant in Heyuan, Guangdong Province, which opened in November 2011

Visiting government officials from the sunshine-and-palm trees city of Haikou were taken aback by ostentatious luxury as they stepped inside the headquarters of solar equipment manufacturer Hanergy.

Jaws dropped as Li Hejun, Hanergy's founder and dealmaker-in-chief, welcomed the visitors from China's far south to the company's plush offices in Beijing.