geographical position
The former site of Rishengchang Bank is located in the south of Gucheng West Street Road, where the supply and marketing cooperatives of this county are located. The address plot faces south, with a length of 65 meters from north to south and a width of 20 meters from east to west, with a construction area of 1.300 square meters. Renovation in Xianfeng period in the late Qing Dynasty. Now it is located in the bustling area of Pingyao Gucheng West Street, the first financial street in Daqing.
Introduction of scenic spots
Rishengchang is the first bank in China. Qing Daoguang was established in about three years (1823). Formerly known as Xiyucheng Pigment Shop, it is a large firm opened by Lijia in Xidapu Village, West Street of the county. The Li family has been doing business for generations and accumulated a lot of commercial capital. Rishengchang Bank has set up 35 branches all over the country, focusing on eastern coastal cities and southern cities. At the same time, agent villages have been set up in Russia and Mongolia. For Pingyao draft bank, it has set up branches with the largest number of branches, the largest business volume and the highest profit in various places, claiming to be the best in the world. Just like a couplet written on Rishengchang's ticket number: the sun is shining and the essence of Wanbao shines; Landing in the blessed land, gathering in all directions, living alone. Because the business center of gravity is in the south, it is too heavily dragged down by the losses of the southern branch in the crisis and decline stage, so Rishengchang falls to the south.
In the 3rd year of the Republic of China (19 14), in September of the lunar calendar, Rishengchang guarantee was sealed up and began to go bankrupt and rectify. After that, the business gradually declined, and the old business was barely maintained by collecting debts. On 2 1 (1932), Rishengchang Bank was changed into a private bank, and its business hours were 109. In the meantime, in Daoguang 18 (1838), Rishengchang established Nisshin Bank, which lasted only a few years and was later merged.
In the mid-Qing Dynasty, due to the need of commodity circulation and currency turnover, a kind of institution specialized in currency and paper money exchange came into being, which was called the bank, also called the bank, or called the bank. This industry is monopolized by Shanxi people, also called the draft bank in Shanxi, which monopolizes the foreign exchange industry in the whole country. At that time, there were 17 banks in China, and Pingyao people opened 7 banks, among which the largest bank had the most. In the fourth year of Daoguang (A.D. 1824), it was changed to a draft bank, and others were Nantong Peking University, Ersheng and Sheikh, which rose on the same day, and there were Baichuansheng, Wanyuan Sheng, Xie Tongqing and Xie Tongtai. The total number of these big banks is located in Pingyao, while semicolons are located in major cities and commercial ports in China except the capital. Pingyao City became the largest banking center city in China at that time. Rishengchang was once famous for being the best in the world and welcoming the world.
Banks are concentrated in the West Street where Rishengchang is located. There are thick wooden doors in rows along the street, colorful paintings under the eaves and horizontal plaques of famous brands. The first entrance to the courtyard is the counter and financial room, and the second is the staff residence and guest room. The third entrance is a two-story building, with a greenhouse downstairs, warehouses and buddies upstairs, and the last entrance is the residence of VIPs and senior staff. On the west side are the corridors of carriages, stables and stables. And the owner Lei Lvtai's private house in the city.
Pingyao Bank has a history of one hundred years. 19 10 years later, the modern banking industry rose, and the operation mode of banks was more advanced than that of banks, especially the big banks were backed by foreign capital. China's native banks could not compete with foreign currencies, and the banks soon declined. Moreover, due to the economic interdependence between Shanxi Bank and the Qing government, with the outbreak of the Revolution of 1911, the Qing government was overthrown, and the banks gradually declined and were eliminated by the times.