This old site is located in the Jiefang North Road, Heping District, Tianjin, it was built in 1908, in 1910, the Beiyang Baoshang Bank was established, in 1927, the building was redesigned, built into the current building, two-story brick and wood structure, the corner towering daughter wall is the characteristic.
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This old site is located in the Jiefang North Road, Heping District, Tianjin, it was built in 1908, in 1910, the Beiyang Baoshang Bank was established, in 1927, the building was redesigned, built into the current building, two-story brick and wood structure, the corner towering daughter wall is the characteristic.
Jiefang North Road - Modern Oriental Wall Street Tour 22: Beiyang Baoshang Bank in 1908 Tianjin had a serious cloth crisis, in 1910, in order to clean up the foreign money owed by Jin merchants, maintain Jinyu Huayang business, German Feng Babe and Ye Lanqi and other Chinese businessmen cooperation to raise 40 million two Silver, set up Beiyang Baoshang Bank, office here. In 1918, Germany lost the First World War, Feng Babe divests back home, and the relevant procedures are handed over to Ye Lanting. This trip became the first Chinese-owned private bank in China. In 1919, all the goals of the bank were achieved when it was established. In 1920, the bank was reorganized into an ordinary commercial bank and a new building was rebuilt in Beijing's Xijiaomin Lane. It was closed in 1937. The building was built in 1908 and designed by the Shadley Engineering Department and was used by a photo studio, Japanese-shang Wuzhai Foreign Bank and Bishang Huabi Bank. After the establishment of the bank, it helped the operation of Chinese entrepreneurs and financiers' funds, which played a positive role in maintaining the Huayang Business in Tianjin at that time. The building is a brick and wood structure, two-story building, red tiled slope top, exterior is cement plastered wall, attached wall column, small arch coupon window, wooden staircase inside, the main entrance is located at the corner of the building, the entrance top is set up with a tower. The shape is simple and generous, the style is simple and the whole building is exquisite.