Chinese Currency History

"Chinese Monetary History" began to be written in 1943. The first draft was more than 100,000 words. After decades of revision and addition by the author, the book had nearly 770,000 words when it was published in 1965. It is a true numismatic masterpiece. It is a rare epoch-making work in the field of Chinese currency history and numismatics research. This book starts from the shell coins used in ancient times and ends with modern silver coins and banknotes. It clearly and in detail combs the history of currency changes since the beginning of exchange and trading in China. It also mentions a lot of political, economic, cultural and other aspects of ancient China's history. The author is knowledgeable and cites extensively. He has made detailed reference and research on relevant books at home and abroad, both ancient and modern, and also equipped with relevant physical images of coins to more simply and intuitively show the changes and development of Chinese coins from ancient times to the present.