The money trail

The money trail

穿越100年，重走中国货币之路

Times of revolution can be, among other things, a license to print money. From such humble beginnings, the renminbi is growing to be a global currency. Chinese money is used every day, but where exactly did it come from and how did its use evolve?

革命年代，除了代表着其他事物，还意味着可以印制货币。人民币从刚出现时的微不足道，如今正成长为一种全球货币。我们每天都在使用人民币，但它究竟是从哪里来的?它的用途又是如何演变的?

The answer awaits visitors to a new exhibition in Beijing. They may well be amazed by how the currency has vividly reflected the grand picture of a Party and a country's destiny through its body of bank notes.

北京的一个新展将为游客们揭晓这些问题的答案。届时，他们很可能会惊讶于中国货币是如何通过其钞票纸面生动反映一个党的百年峥嵘历程和一个国家的命运。

Witness: The Exhibition Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China opened on Wednesday at Beijing Ancient Coins Museum, located in Deshengmen Archery Tower.

“见证--庆祝中国共产党成立100周年钱币展”于周三(2021年8月18日)在位于德胜门箭楼的北京市古代钱币展览馆开幕。

Over 500 bank notes and coins used throughout the past century, on loan from collectors nationwide, are gathered for the special exhibition that reviews the growth of the CPC from a different perspective.

此次特别的展览汇集了500余件来自于全国各地的民间收藏家近百年来的纸币与硬币，从不同的视角回顾中国共产党的成长历史.

The currencies from the early revolutionary years of the CPC are among the most important highlights. In 1926, the earliest bank note of the CPC was issued via an agricultural bank in Central China's Hunan province. During those years, farmers, a pillar of society that supported the revolution, needed money to increase their produce, and many banks mushroomed to offer them loans.

中国共产党革命年代早期的货币是展览最重要的亮点之一。1926年，中国共产党最早的纸币由华中地区的湖南省的一家农业银行(湖南省衡山县柴山洲特区第一农民银行)发行。在那个时期，农民是支持中国共产党革命的支柱力量，他们需要钱来增加农作物产量，于是许多地方银行如雨后春笋般涌现，向他们提供贷款。