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Chinese Monetary History (revised Edition)

Peng Xinwei

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My country's ancient currency is one of the earliest countries in the world to use currency, with a history of using currency as long as five thousand years. This book describes the six major evolutions that ancient Chinese currency has experienced in the formation and development process: 1. The evolution from natural currency to artificial currency; 2. The evolution from chaotic shapes to standardized shapes; 3. The evolution from local mints to central mints; 4. The evolution from document weight to Tongbao and Yuanbao; 5. The evolution from metal currency to paper money Jiaozi; 6. The evolution from hand-made coins to machine-made banknotes.