Baichuantong Exchange Shop

The money exchange shop of Baichuantong was established in 1860. It had 59 years' history and went out of business in 1918. The estimated capital was 300,000 taels of silver.

The shop had 22 branches all over the country, including those prosperous ones in Taiyuan, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing, Xi'an and Guangzhou. The building itself and its grand halls provides evidence of the wealth the company gained in the old days. Baichuantong Exchange Shop now also displays furniture, calligraphy, household utensils and other articles of the previous housemasters. Therefore, it is worthy to drop and have a look at it.