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Museum of Chinese "Weishengchang"Ancient Bank

16 Reviews

#17 of 56 things to do in Pingyao County

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No.13 South Main Street, Pingyao County 030000, China

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“Interesting history”

This was an interesting place as it was where banking started in China. We had a very knowledgeable... read more

Reviewed 2 November 2013

sanuk_9

Derbyshire

“Not worth a visit”

This is apparently a must see according to the Lonely Planet but it's really just a few rooms with... read more

Reviewed 9 September 2013

Chris W

Birmingham, United Kingdom

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16 reviews

Excellent18%
Very good58%
Average18%
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2 Nov 2013

“Interesting history”

9 Sep 2013

“Not worth a visit”

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No.13 South Main Street, Pingyao County 030000, China

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sanuk_9

Derbyshire

215149

Reviewed 2 November 2013

Interesting history

This was an interesting place as it was where banking started in China. We had a very knowledgeable guide (Miss Lu) who explained how they used to keep money safe, how the first "cheques" were controlled and how monies were transferred.

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Chris W

Birmingham, United Kingdom

6930

Reviewed 9 September 2013

Not worth a visit

This is apparently a must see according to the Lonely Planet but it's really just a few rooms with not much in them.

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Stephanie058

South East London

358173

Reviewed 4 June 2013

Fascinating!

Well worth the visit and some interesting facts about how banking started and cheques developed. It was very crowded though so go early

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FanMQ

Durham, North Carolina

439

Reviewed 23 July 2012

Another Ancient Bank

It's quite similar to Rishengchng. If the time is tight, this can be skipped. Many introduction materials are only in Chinese.

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Constant T

Queenstown, New Zealand

459300

Reviewed 27 May 2012

Fascinating story and artifacts

This site details the importance of Pingyao to the financial history of ancient China. All the old computational equipment is there and the historical descriptions are indeed fascinating. Accountants will enjoy immensely, but the rest of us will find a useful setting here.

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Yuri_Capi

Brazil

14670

Reviewed 1 April 2012

Interesting!

You can find a building in the back of complex with a large collection of ancient chinese money and also, ancient money from several countries of world such as Indonesia, US, Brazil, Iran, Pakistan, Poland, etc.