Four Northern Banks
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Four Northern Banks referred to the four most capitalized
commercial banks in the north of the Yangtze River
in the Republic of China
in the 1920s
, in contrast to the Three Southern Banks
(南三行) of Southern China.
The four banks were the Yien Yieh Commercial Bank
(鹽業銀行), the Kincheng Banking Corporation
(金城銀行), the Continental Bank
(大陸銀行) and the China & South Sea Bank (中南銀行).
Market capitalization
Market capitalization is a measurement of the value of the ownership interest that shareholders hold in a business enterprise. It is equal to the share price times the number of shares outstanding of a publicly traded company...
commercial banks in the north of the Yangtze River
Yangtze River
The Yangtze, Yangzi or Cháng Jiāng is the longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world. It flows for from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the...
in the Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
in the 1920s
1920s
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, in contrast to the Three Southern Banks
Three Southern Banks
Three Southern Banks referred to the three most capitalized commercial banks in the south of Yangtze River in the Republic of China in the 1920s, in contrast to the Four Northern Banks of Northern China...
(南三行) of Southern China.
The four banks were the Yien Yieh Commercial Bank
Yien Yieh Commercial Bank
Yien Yieh Commercial Bank was a bank in Hong Kong. It was established in Beijing in 1915 by Mr. Zhang Zhenfang , the cousin of Yuan Shikai, to specialize salt industry with official funds under government supervision...
(鹽業銀行), the Kincheng Banking Corporation
Kincheng Banking Corporation
Kincheng Banking Corporation or Kincheng Bank was a bank in Hong Kong. It was established in Tianjin in 1917 by Mr. Zhou Zuomin , Mr. Ni Sichong and Mr. Wang Zhilong...
(金城銀行), the Continental Bank
Continental Bank
Continental Bank was a bank in China. It specialized in savings, warehouses, trusts and real estate business. It was founded in Tianjin in 1919 by Mr. Feng Guozhang, the acting president of Republic of China and Mr. Tan Lisun, the former Nanjing director of Bank of China. Half-month later, a...
(大陸銀行) and the China & South Sea Bank (中南銀行).
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- Yien Yieh Commercial BankYien Yieh Commercial BankYien Yieh Commercial Bank was a bank in Hong Kong. It was established in Beijing in 1915 by Mr. Zhang Zhenfang , the cousin of Yuan Shikai, to specialize salt industry with official funds under government supervision...
- Kincheng Banking CorporationKincheng Banking CorporationKincheng Banking Corporation or Kincheng Bank was a bank in Hong Kong. It was established in Tianjin in 1917 by Mr. Zhou Zuomin , Mr. Ni Sichong and Mr. Wang Zhilong...
- Continental BankContinental BankContinental Bank was a bank in China. It specialized in savings, warehouses, trusts and real estate business. It was founded in Tianjin in 1919 by Mr. Feng Guozhang, the acting president of Republic of China and Mr. Tan Lisun, the former Nanjing director of Bank of China. Half-month later, a...
- China & South Sea Bank
- Three Southern BanksThree Southern BanksThree Southern Banks referred to the three most capitalized commercial banks in the south of Yangtze River in the Republic of China in the 1920s, in contrast to the Four Northern Banks of Northern China...