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China Side map
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It a good idea to check out the wine of the area
Chinese Currency
Hu Jintao Wen Jiabao
总统 胡锦涛
行军15日2003年
礼物, 传记
President:
Hu, Jintao
15.3.2003
Present
总理 温家宝
行军16日2003年
礼物
Premier:
Wen, Jiabao
16.3.2003
Present
Money
Credit Cards/Currency
Travellers cheques and many major credit cards are accepted in most hotels and banks and at the Friendship Stores.
Chinese Bank Notes
Money
1 Yen 1999 (Front)
Money
1 Yen 1999 (Rear)
Money
10 Yen 1999 (Front)
Money
10 Yen 1999 (Rear)
Money
20 Yen 1999 (Front)
Money
20 Yen 1999 (Rear)
Food:
Chinese food is renowned all over the world. However most is Cantonese which is just one of four distinct varieties including Beijing, Shanghai and Sichuan. Vegetarian diets can be a problem, but meals are usually made up with meat being separate.
Shopping:
Travellers within China are faced with an overwhelming selection of crafts. and in special areas, antiques. However caution with local souvenirs should be exercised as shops in the UK could have identical items for sale.
CHINESE EMPIRE - Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gao Zu Emperor Taizong
Emperor Gao Zu
618-626
Emperor Taizong
626-649
Money
1 Kuan Front
CHINESE EMPIRE - Northern Sung Dynasty
Emperor Tai Zu
Emperor:
Zhao Kuangyin
Tai Zu
960-976
Money
Jiao Zi (Exchange Bills) Ca.960-1127
CHINESE EMPIRE - Yuan Dynasty
Emperor Kublai Khan
Emperor:
Kublai Khan
1215-94AD
Money
100 Cash
1279-1368
Money
500 Cash
1279-1368
Money
500 Cash (1279-1368) Front
Money
500 Cash (1279-1368) Rear
CHINESE EMPIRE - Ming Dynasty
China was the first country to issue paper money. Paper money catalogs often show the large mulberry bark Ming Dynasty notes as the first surviving banknote and collectors often indicate that the Ming notes of 1368-1644 were the first banknotes issued in the world.
Emperor Tai Zu
Hongwu
(Tai Zu, Zhu Yuanzhang)
1368-1398
Money
20 Cash (1368)
Money
300 Cash (1368-1399)
REPUBLIC OF CHINA - 1.1.1912 - 1.10.1949
Money
1 Dollar (1311-1929 Shanghai) Front
Money
1 Dollar (1311-1929 Shanghai) Rear
Money
5 Dollars (1915) Front
Money
5 Dollars (1915) Rear
PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Money
10,000 Yuan (1949) Front
Money
10,000 Yuan 1949 Rear
Money
10 Yuan (1979 Foreign Exchange Certificate) Front
Money
10 Yuan (1979 Foreign Exchange Certificate) Rear
China "To cultivate trees, you need 10 years. To cultivate people, you need 100 years."
Asian Guides
 
Golden Lands, China Guide