China

For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the Communists under MAO Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, MAO's successor DENG Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight. China since the early 1990s has increased its global outreach and participation in international organizations. (© CIA Factbook)


5 Yuan - P80


5 Yuan - P213a


10 Yuan - P218a


100 Yuan - P243a


10 Custom Gold Units - P327d


2 Cents - PS1452


1 Fen - P860c


2 Fen - P861b

 


5 Fen - P862b

 


1 Yuan - P874c


1 Jiao - P877f



1 Jiao - P881


2 Jiao - P882


5 Jiao - P883


1 Yuan - P884c + P884f


2 Yuan - P885a


5 Yuan - P886


10 Yuan - P887


1 Yuan - P895


5 Yuan - P903


10 Yuan - P904


20 Yuan - P905


50 Yuan - P906


100 Yuan - P907


10 Fen - PFX1a

Steven | Sunday 29 January 2012 at 2:00 pm