BBC7 年
How Chinese mulberry bark paved the way for paper money
Modern paper money isn't made of paper ... bordered by foreign and sometimes hostile states. China's rulers didn't want valuable gold and silver currency to leak into foreign lands, and so ...
JSTOR Daily6 年
ON AN EXAMPLE OF CHINESE PAPER CURRENCY OF THE MING DYNASTY
The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of ... The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Numismatic Society Vol. 4, 1864 ON AN EXAMPLE OF CHINESE PAPER CURRENCY ...
China Faces Harsh Dilemma as Yuan Comes Under Pressure
The economy suggests a weaker yuan. But the prospect of capital flight makes Beijing wary of allowing any sudden depreciation ...
PBS7 年
The History of Money
806 AD: Paper Currency The first paper banknotes appeared in China. In all, China experienced over 500 years of early paper money, spanning from the ninth through the fifteenth century.
Asia Society10 年
Chinese Cut Outs
The generals said paper was better than metal because it didn't rust when the soldiers got rained on. The Chinese found more uses for their innovation. They made playing cards and paper money by ...
Forbes6 年
China Is Sitting On $3 Trillion In Currency Reserves, But Is That Enough?
don't expect China to spend its currency reserves protecting the Yuan. To any ordinary person, $3 trillion sounds like an awful lot of money. But if a bubble bursts in an economy the size of China ...