Wrong! Chinese RMB like most currencies in the world, holds strong historical meaning, as demonstrated in the following image. So while spending your money on tours such as China Tours and China Travel why not let money be your inspiration and motivation for your sightseeing plans? Let this be your guide to the true meaning and value of money!
The old 10 RMB note depicts ‘Mount Qomolangma’. Mount Qomolangma is better known as Mount Everest and is the worlds largest mountain located in Nepal-Tibet on the Sagamartha Zone.
The old 5 RMB note depicts The Three Gorges, also known as the Wuxia Gorge of the Three Gorges. The three Gorges occupies around 120km of thr Yangtze River. It is located between Fengjie and Yichang city in Chongqing. The popularity of the Three Gorges came fter the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, which ahs fundamentally changed the scenary of the region.
The new 10RMB note also depicts the Three Gorges
The Old 50 note depicts Hugou Waterfall
The new 5RMB note depicts ‘Mount Tai’. Mount Tai is one of the ‘5 Sacred Mountains’ holding great significance both historically and socially for China. . The mountain is associated with sunrise, birth and renewal and is often regarded as the most important of the 5. It is for this reason it has been a place of worship for as many as 3000 years. It is located in the north of the city of Tai’an in Shandong province China.
The new 20RMB note depicts ‘Li River’. The image on the reverse side of the new 20 Yuan note is a view of a fisherman on his bamboo raft floating down the Li River through the remarkable Karst mountains of Guilin.
The Old 100RMB note depicts Jing ging Mountain, a renowned revolutionary base for the Chinese Red Army following the turning of the KMT on the CPC during the shanghai Massacre of 1927. Following the attack many fled to the country side, those that did not Mao Zedong Led to Jiang gangshan where he set up his first peasant soviet.
The new 50RMB note depicts the Potala palace in Tibet. Honoured as a UNESCO world heritage site famous for being the Chief residence of Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to Dharamsala, India as a result of unsuccessful uprisings and invasions in 1959. The building is today a museum.
The old 1RMB note depicts the Great Wall. The great wall was originally built as a defence mechanism for the Chinese Empire to protect against intrusions. Since this time (5th Century) multiple walls have been built that are collectively referred to as The Great Wall. The wall stretches from Shanaiguan in the east to Lop Lake in the west. The entire Great Wall with all its branches stretches for 8,851.8km (5,500.3miles)
The new 1 RMB note depicts West Lake. The lake is a fresh water lake located in Hangzhou, a historic centre, which is also the cpaital of the Thejjiang province. The lake has been influenctial throughout the years, inpriring many works of art by from paintings to poetry. The lake was crowned aUNESCO World Hertiage Site in 2011.
The new 100RMb note depicts The Great Hall of the People, Beijing. The hall opening in September 1959, having been completed within the space of 10months by volunteers. It was one of the ‘Ten Great Constructions’ completed to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Peoples Republic.
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