- 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...
- 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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Sycee-shaped
incense used in feng s****...
- coins,
although silver and gold bars were also manufactured, e.g.
Chinese sycee, ****anese
obans and kobans, and
Vietnamese lang and tien. Cast
potins circulated...
- 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...
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Township (元宝乡), Qing'an County,
Heilongjiang Yuanbao Temple, in
Taichung Sycee, also
known as Yuanbao, a type of
silver or gold
ingot currency used in...
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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...
- 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)...
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Palladium coin
Platinum coin – Form of
currency Silver coin – Form of
coinage Sycee –
Former Chinese ingot currency "Gold
coins – A
Brief History". "Monetary...
