- A
sycee (/ˈsaɪsiː, saɪˈsiː/; from
Cantonese 細絲, Jyutping: Sai3 Si1, lit. 'fine silk') or
yuanbao (traditional Chinese: 元寶;
simplified Chinese: 元宝; pinyin:...
- unit of
weight and, by extension, a currency.
Traditional Chinese silver sycees and
other currencies of fine
metals were not
denominated or made by a central...
- the
northern provinces.
Their resemblance to the gold and
silver ingots (
sycee) used in
Imperial China has
meant that they
symbolize wealth and good fortune...
- skin, a
typical shape of
copper ingots from
these times.
Molds for
Chinese sycee, a form of
silver and gold
ingots used as
currency under the empire. Lead...
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Spade money Imperial Cash
coins Strings Ban
Liang Wu Zhu
Kaiyuan Tongbao Sycee Flying cash
Jiaozi Guanzi ****zi
Jiaochao Great Ming
Treasure Note Great...
-
Sycee-shaped
incense used in feng s****...
- City (銀城 POJ: Gûn-siâⁿ pinyin: Yínchéng)
because the old city
resembled a
sycee in plan view. Tong’an
District administers two subdistricts:
Datong and...
- midnight.
Dumplings symbolize wealth because their shape resembles a
Chinese sycee. In the South, it is
customary to make a
glutinous new year cake (niangao)...
- dime). It
replaced copper cash and
various silver ingots called sycees. The
sycees were
denominated in tael. The yuan was
valued at 0.72 tael, (or 7...
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money – Zhou
dynasty Ant nose coin – Chu (state) Ying Yuan – Chu (state)
Sycee – Qin
dynasty Ban
Liang – Qin
dynasty Spade money – Zhou dynasty, Xin dynasty...
