{"id":4859,"date":"2011-06-16T13:03:17","date_gmt":"2011-06-16T17:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=4859"},"modified":"2011-06-17T00:57:05","modified_gmt":"2011-06-17T04:57:05","slug":"stackin-that-kuai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/stackin-that-kuai\/","title":{"rendered":"Stackin’ that Kuai!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In China, the official name for currency is RMB<\/strong> (\u4eba\u6c11\u5e01 – r\u00e9n m\u00edn b\u00ec), meaning “the people’s currency.”\u00a0 However, in daily dealings it is often referred to as yuan<\/strong> (\u5143 – yu\u00e1n) or the slang term kuai<\/strong> (\u5757 – ku\u00e0i), kind of like how we say “bucks” in the US sometimes. While American dollars<\/strong> (\u7f8e\u5143 – m\u011bi yu\u00e1n) feature various notable figures on the front, all Chinese RMB notes feature the country’s founder – Chairman Mao Zedong<\/strong> (\u6bdb\u6cfd\u4e1c\u4e3b\u5e2d – M\u00e1o z\u00e9 d\u014dng zh\u01d4 x\u00ed). While there is no variety when it comes to the front side of that kuai<\/em> in your pocket, there are plenty of famous and beautiful sights to be seen on the back:<\/p>\n

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The back of the 1 yuan note shows the peaceful and tranquil West Lake<\/strong> (\u897f\u6e56 – X\u012b h\u00fa) in beautiful Hangzhou<\/strong> (\u676d\u5dde – H\u00e1ng zh\u014du). This is the capital city of Zhejiang Province<\/strong> (\u6d59\u6c5f\u7701 – Zh\u00e8 ji\u0101ng sh\u011bng), and is a major tourist destination in China.<\/p>\n

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Next up is the 5 yuan note, which features the Tai Mountain<\/strong> (\u6cf0\u5c71 – T\u00e0i sh\u0101n), located in Shandong Province<\/strong> (\u5c71\u4e1c\u7701 – Sh\u0101n d\u014dng sh\u011bng). The inscription on the rock reads, “Most revered of the Five Sacred Mountains<\/strong>“(\u4e94\u5cb3\u72ec\u5c0a – W\u01d4 yu\u00e8 d\u00fa z\u016bn).<\/p>\n

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Moving on to the 10 yuan note, we see one of the most famous landscapes in all of China – the Three Gorges<\/strong> (\u4e09\u5ce1 – S\u0101n xi\u00e1) on the epic Yangtze River<\/strong> (\u957f\u6c5f – Ch\u00e1ng ji\u0101ng).<\/p>\n

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Perhaps one of the most awe-inspiring and legendary images from all of China, the back ot the 20 yuan note shows the majestic Li River<\/strong> (\u6f13\u6c5f – L\u00ed ji\u0101ng) in the very popular tourist destination Guilin<\/strong> (\u6842\u6797 – Gu\u00ec l\u00edn).<\/p>\n

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The 50 yuan is certainly the most controversial of the Chinese bank notes, as the back features an image of the Potala Palace<\/strong> (\u5e03\u8fbe\u62c9\u5bab – B\u00f9 d\u00e1 l\u0101 g\u014dng) in Tibet<\/strong> (\u897f\u85cf – X\u012b z\u00e0ng).<\/p>\n

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Last, but certainly not least, we have the big one – the 100 yuan note. The back of this bill depicts the all-important Great Hall of the People<\/strong> (\u4eba\u6c11\u5927\u4f1a\u5802 – R\u00e9n m\u00edn d\u00e0h u\u00ec t\u00e1ng), which is located in Tianamnen Square in Beijing and is used for government functions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

In China, the official name for currency is RMB (\u4eba\u6c11\u5e01 – r\u00e9n m\u00edn b\u00ec), meaning “the people’s currency.”\u00a0 However, in daily dealings it is often referred to as yuan (\u5143 – yu\u00e1n) or the slang term kuai (\u5757 – ku\u00e0i), kind of like how we say “bucks” in the US sometimes. While American dollars…<\/p>\n

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