Bank Of The Ministry Of Revenue
The Da-Qing Bank (, , Wade–Giles romanization Ta-Ching Bank), also known as the Great Qing Bank, or previously Hubu Bank (or Hupu Bank), was a state-controlled entity established by the Qing dynasty in 1905 to serve as Imperial China's first central bank. It issued Banknotes of the Da Qing Bank, banknotes that were intended to unify the Qing dynasty's currency system. In 1912 following the Xinhai Revolution, the Bank of China was created to take over the role of the Da-Qing Bank, which was liquidated in an orderly manner. Name The bank's name "Da Qing yinhang" literally translates as "Great Qing Bank" or "Bank of the Great Qing", with "Great Qing" being synonymous with the Chinese Empire under the Qing dynasty. Western scholars commonly use the name Da-Qing Bank or Great Qing Bank. From 1905 to 1908, the bank's full name was name was "Great Qing Bank of the Ministry of Revenue (imperial China), Ministry of Revenue" (Da Qing hubu yinhang, zh, 大清戶部銀行), also sometimes ...
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