Yuan Bao

This article covers the Chinese symbol of good luck. For the district of Yuanbao (元宝 区) of the prefecture-level city of Dandong in the Chinese province of Liaoning, see Yuanbao . For the large community of Yuanbao (元宝 镇) in the urban district of Shangzhi in the Chinese province of Heilongjiang, see Yuanbao (Shangzhi) .

Three Yuan Bao on a trailer

Yuan Bao ( Chinese  元寶  /  元宝 , Pinyin yuánbǎo ) is a Chinese symbol of luck, similar to the pig in German. In Chinese, Yuan Bao means above all to get rich and successful in your job. Cast in gold in standardized sizes, the Yuan Bao used to be the official currency. There are also coins called Yuan Bao. Here the idea of ​​the standardized amount of gold was transferred to standardized coinage, which now determined the value of the means of payment instead of the pure weight.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wenzhou: Golden lucky symbol rusted , german.china.org.cn, January 17, 2014
2. ↑ PDF file, p. 8
3. ↑ Roger Goepper, Kulturstiftung Ruhr: Ancient China: People and Gods in the Middle Kingdom, 5000 BC Chr.-220 AD, Hirmer, 1995, p. 368 [1]