Four Northern Banks () referred to the four most capitalized

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in the north of the

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in the Republic of China in the 1920s, in contrast to the

Three Southern Banks Three Southern Banks () referred to the three most capitalized commercial banks in the south of Yangtze River in the Republic of China in the 1920s, in contrast to the Four Northern Banks (北四行) of Northern China. With their headquarters i ...

(南三行) of

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. The four banks were the

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(鹽業銀行), the Kincheng Banking Corporation (金城銀行), the Continental Bank (大陸銀行) and the China & South Sea Bank (中南銀行).Four Northern Banks
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{{reflist Defunct banks of China Banking in China 1920s in China

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