Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Yang Xiang Dong
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/29/2008
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
China Natural Gas, Inc. [CHNG]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ABAX GLOBAL CAPITAL (HONG KONG) LTD., S6708, 67F, 2 INTL FIN CTR, 8 FINANCE ST
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CENTRAL HONG KONG, K3 SAR
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
None 0
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants 01/29/2008(1) 01/29/2015(1) Common Stock 2,900,000 $ 7.3652 (1) I (2) See footnote (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Yang Xiang Dong
C/O ABAX GLOBAL CAPITAL (HONG KONG) LTD.
S6708, 67F, 2 INTL FIN CTR, 8 FINANCE ST
CENTRAL HONG KONG, K3 SAR
    X    
Abax Lotus Ltd.
C/O ABAX GLOBAL CAPITAL (HONG KONG) LTD.
S6708, 67F, 2 INTL FIN CTR, 8 FINANCE ST
CENTRAL HONG KONG, K3 SAR
    X    
Abax Global Opportunities Fund
C/O ABAX GLOBAL CAPITAL (HONG KONG) LTD.
S6708, 67F, 2 INTL FIN CTR, 8 FINANCE ST
CENTRAL HONG KONG, K3 SAR
    X    
Abax Arhat Fund
C/O ABAX GLOBAL CAPITAL (HONG KONG) LTD.
S6708, 67F, 2 INTL FIN CTR, 8 FINANCE ST
CENTRAL HONG KONG, K3 SAR
    X    
Abax Upland Fund LLC
C/O ABAX GLOBAL CAPITAL (HONG KONG) LTD.
S6708, 67F, 2 INTL FIN CTR, 8 FINANCE ST
CENTRAL HONG KONG, K3 SAR
    X    
Abax Global Capital
C/O ABAX GLOBAL CAPITAL (HONG KONG) LTD.
S6708, 67F, 2 INTL FIN CTR, 8 FINANCE ST
CENTRAL HONG KONG, K3 SAR
    X    
Abax Claremont Ltd.
C/O ABAX GLOBAL CAPITAL (HONG KONG) LTD.
S6708, 67F, 2 INTL FIN CTR, 8 FINANCE ST
CENTRAL HONG KONG, K3 0000000000
    X    

Signatures

/s/ Xiang Dong Yang 11/09/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Xiang Dong Yang, Director of Abax Lotus Ltd. 11/09/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Xiang Dong Yang, Director of Abax Global Opportunities Fund 11/09/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Xiang Dong Yang, Director of Abax Arhat Fund 11/09/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Xiang Dong Yang, Director of Abax Upland Fund LLC 11/09/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Xiang Dong Yang, Director of Abax Global Capital 11/09/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Xiang Dong Yang, Director of Abax Claremont Ltd. 11/09/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Abax Lotus Ltd. owns Warrants to purchase Common Stock. The Warrants are exercisable, at any time, for the Issuer's common stock (the "Common Stock"). The initial exercise price for each share of Common Stock is $7.3652 subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement governing the Warrants but in no event less than $3.6826 per share of Common Stock (all dollar prices being subject to proportional adjustment for stock splits, combinations and the like). The Warrants expire on January 29, 2015.
(2) Abax Lotus Ltd. beneficially owns the Warrants directly. Such Warrants may be deemed to be beneficially owned indirectly by: Abax Global Opportunities Fund (the "Fund"), which is the sole shareholder of Abax Lotus Ltd.; Abax Arhat Fund ("Arhat") and Abax Upland Fund LLC ("Upland"), each of which owns 50% of the Fund; Abax Global Capital (the "Arhat Shareholder"), which is the sole shareholder of Arhat; Abax Claremont Ltd. (the "Upland Managing Member"), which is the managing member of Upland; and Mr. Yang, who is the controlling member of the Arhat Shareholder and the Upland Managing Member. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.
 
Remarks:
Remarks: Exhibit 99.1 (Joint Filer Information) is incorporated herein by reference. Abax Lotus Ltd. is party to an investor
 rights agreement with certain shareholders of the Issuer, and if they are deemed to be a "group" by virtue of such
 arrangement, such group may be deemed a greater than 10% owner. The Reporting Persons expressly disclaim beneficial
 ownership of the securities of the Issuer that are owned by such shareholders.

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