The current series of Chinese banknotes is divided into 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1 yuan notes. Each of the Yuan notes feature a famous place or tourist attraction worthy of your attention: 20 Yuan: The Li River, Yangshuo, Guilin 漓江 Líjiāng – Li River The Li River featured on the 20 yuan note is a scene taken from the 83 km which flow from Guilin to Yangshui in Guangxi province. This stretch of river is famous for its karst mountain scenery; it’s well known as one of the most beautiful places in China, attracting thousands of visitors each year. Interestingly, the Li River was featured in National Geographic as one of the world’s top ten watery wonders. The specific scene on the 20 Yuan note is a view of fisherman on a bamboo raft floating down river, much like the raft in the photo to the left, very close to the small town of Xingping. 10 Yuan: Kui Gate, The Yangtze Three Gorges 夔门 Kuí mén = Kui Gate The scene featured on the 10 Yuan note is one of the most famous views of the Yangzte River. The shot is taken along the Three Gorges (Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge) section of the river. The Kui Gate is the upstream entrance of the Qutang Gorge, the most Westerly of the three. The Kui Gate is also known as Qutang Pass or ‘the door of the Three Gorges’. There are sheer cliffs on both sides of the river at this point. The river flows into the Three Gorges via this gate all the way from its basin in Sichuan. The best way to see the scenery of the 3 gorges is to take Yangzte river cruise either from Yichang or Chongqing. 5 Yuan: Tai Shan, Shandong Province 泰山 Tàishān – Tai Mountain Tai Shan (or Mount Tai) is one of the five Daoist sacred mountains in China. Located just north of Tai’an city in central Shandong province, Tai Shan is the most climbed mountain in China. Many visitors climb Tai Shan in the middle of the night so that they can catch a glimpse of the famous sunrise over the sea of clouds. The mountain has a long history of inspiring Chinese artists as well as scholars. It has been an object of worship for thousands of years, since even before the famous Qinshi Huangdi was said to have paid tribute to the mountain, telling the gods of his victory in unifying China. 1 Yuan: West Lake “Three Ponds Reflecting the Moon’, Hangzhou 西湖 Xīhú – West Lake Lastly, Three Ponds Mirroring the Moon, the scene featured on the 1 Yuan note, is one of the “10 Scenic Spots” around Hangzhou’s West Lake. The spot is located in the centre of West Lake and can be accessed by one of the many small ferries, which take tourists to different points on and around the lake. Three Ponds Mirroring the Moon gets its name from a particular practise which takes place during China’s Mid-Autumn festival. On this night, when the moon is at its brightest, a candle is lit inside each of the pagodas. The light from the moon and each of the small windows in the pagodas cast their refections on the water. West Lake is another very famous tourist attraction in China. It certainly has inspired countless mentions in traditional Chinese poetry and literature throughout the centuries. |
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