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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20080612165952
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000902664-08-002196
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080409
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080612
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080612

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Yongye Biotechnology International, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001398551
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AGRICULTURE CHEMICALS [2870]
		IRS NUMBER:				208051010
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3195 UPPER LEVEL RD. #182
		CITY:			ROBSON
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			VOG 1XO
		BUSINESS PHONE:		604-720-4393

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3195 UPPER LEVEL RD. #182
		CITY:			ROBSON
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			VOG 1XO

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Golden Tan, Inc
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20070504

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000900529
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CT
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-143314
		FILM NUMBER:		08896295

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		262 HARBOR DRIVE, 4TH FLOOR
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06902
		BUSINESS PHONE:		203-564-4230

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		262 HARBOR DRIVE, 4TH FLOOR
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06902
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    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2008-04-09</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001398551</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Yongye Biotechnology International, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>YGYB</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0000900529</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>262 HARBOR DRIVE, 4TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>STAMFORD</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>06902</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, $0.001 par value (&quot;Common Stock&quot;)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>3248125</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Ardsley Partners Fund II, L.P. (&quot;Ardsley II&quot;) and Ardsley Partners Institutional Fund, L.P. (&quot;Ardsley Institutional&quot;) are
 each a Delaware limited partnership located at c/o Ardsley Partners I, 262 Harbor Drive, Stamford, Ct. 06902.  Ardsley II
 directly holds 1,110,000 shares of Common Stock and immediately exercisable warrants for 277,500 shares of Common Stock and
 Ardsley Institutional directly holds 740,000 shares of Common Stock and immediately exercisable warrants for 185,000 shares
 of Common Stock.  Ardsley Offshore Fund, Ltd., a British Virgin Islands corporation (&quot;Ardsley Offshore&quot;), directly holds
 720,000 shares of Common Stock and immediately exercisable warrants for 180,000 shares of Common Stock, and Marion Lynton
 (&quot;Lynton&quot;) holds 28,500 shares of Common Stock and immediately exercisable warrants for 7,125 shares of Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Ardsley Advisory Partners, a New York general partnership (&quot;Ardsley&quot;) serves as investment manager to, and has investment
 discretion over the securities held by Ardsley Offshore and the Lynton Account, and serves as investment adviser to Ardsley
 II and Ardsley Institutional.  Phillip J. Hempleman and Ardsley Partners I, a New York general partnership (&quot;Ardsley
 Partners&quot;) serve as the general partners of Ardsley II and Ardsley Institutional.  Ardsley Partners also serves as the
 general partner of Ardsley.  Philip J. Hempleman, Ardsley and Ardsley Partners each disclaim any beneficial ownership of any
 of the Issuer's securities to which this Form 3 relates for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
 1934, as amended, except as to such securities in which each such person may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary
 interest pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(2).</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>*Evidence of Power of Attorney was submitted with the Schedule 13G filed by Ardsley Advisory Partners on February 14, 2006
 (Acc-no: 0000902664-06-000895) and is incorporated by reference herein.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>ARDSLEY PARTNERS FUND II, L.P., BY:  ARDSLEY PARTNERS I, GENERAL PARTNER, BY: /s/ Steve Napoli, General Partner</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-06-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>ARDSLEY PARTNERS INSTITUTIONAL FUND, L.P., BY: ARDSLEY PARTNERS I, GENERAL PARTNER, BY: /s/ Steve Napoli, General Partner</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-06-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>ARDSLEY OFFSHORE FUND LTD., BY: /s/ Neil Glass, Vice President</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-06-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS, BY: ARDSLEY PARTNERS I, GENERAL PARTNER, BY: /s/ Steve Napoli,  Genral Partner</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-06-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>ARDSLEY PARTNERS I, BY: /s/ Steve Napoli, General Partner</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-06-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>PHILLIP J. HEMPLEMAN, INDIVIDUALLY, BY: /s/ Steve Napoli, As Attorney in fact for Phillip J. Hempleman</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-06-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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