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Former People's Bank of China Headquarters, Shijiazhuang 中国人民银行总行旧址Zhōngguó Rénmín Yínháng Zǒngháng Jiùzhǐ
National heritage site · Shijiazhuang, Hebei
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Shijiazhuang
- Region
- Hebei
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Former People's Bank of China Headquarters, Shijiazhuang
A three-storey grey-brick building put up in 1940–41 and known as the 'Little Grey Building'. The People's Bank of China was founded here on 1 December 1948 and issued the first series of renminbi notes the same day. Since 2009 it has housed a memorial museum on the bank's founding and the Hebei Coin Museum, with recreated offices of the early bank and displays of Hebei's historical currency.
How to get to Former People's Bank of China Headquarters, Shijiazhuang
On Zhonghua North Street in Xinhua District, about 4 km west-north-west of central Shijiazhuang. The museum opens on only some days of the week, so check before going.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: North China Military Region Martyrs' Cemetery 华北军区烈士陵园 (under 10 km), Pilu Temple, Shijiazhuang 毗卢寺 (under 10 km), Tianshan Sea World 天山海世界 (10 km), Zhengding City Wall 正定城墙 (10 km), Guanghui Temple Hua Pagoda 广惠寺华塔 (10 km), Chengling Pagoda, Linji Temple 临济寺澄灵塔 (10 km).
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