AbriefhistoryanddevelopmentofChineseCurrency（ChineseCurrencyasaWorldReserveCurrency）---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---Contents1.Introduction2.DefinitionofCurrency3.HistoryofChineseCurrencyanddevelopment3.1AncientCurrency3.2ModernCurrency4.Functionofmoney4.1Worldcurrency5.ChineseCurrencyAsAWorldReserveCurrency6.Conclusion7.Bibliography---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---1.IntroductionThefirstobjectstobeusedasmoneybythepeopleofChinawerenaturalseashells.Thismarkedthebeginningofatransitionfromtheoldsystemwherebygoodsweretradedandbarteredtoanewageofmonetarysymbols.ThencametheBronzeAge,duringwhichtheChineseusedtheirskillsandwisdomtocreatearesplendentbronzeculture.Bronzecoinsreplacedshellsasthecurrencyoftheage,andweresupplementedbythecirculationofpreciousmetalssuchasgoldandsilver.Withtheemergence,growthandincreaseofmarketplacetrading,allkindsofmoneyappearedandwentintobroadcirculation.Followingthehistoricaldevelopmentsofmoderncivilization,theygraduallydevelopedintotheperfectlyintegratedcreditandcurrencysystemsinplacetoday.ThehistoryofmoneyinChinagoesbackmorethan4000years,andthetypesofmoneythathavebeenusedaremanyandvaried,includingancientformsofmoney,goldandsilvercurrency,coppercoins,andpapermoney.Theemergenceofmoneygavepeoplemorefreedomofmovementandassociation.Duringeveryhistoricalperiodorphase,thedifferentmaterialsandmethodsusedincoiningreflectednotonlypoliticalstrength,butalsothestateoftheeconomyandtheleveloftechnologicaldevelopment.Moneyhasalwaysbeencloselylinkedtothedevelopmentofsociety.Thechangesandreplacementsofcurrenciestellavividstoryofthevicissitudesofnations,theriseandfallofdynasties,butalsoamplyreflecttheskillandimaginationofthecoinerswhohavemademoneyintoarich,uniqueandexquisiteartform.ThispaperthroughanappreciationofthelonghistoryofChinesemoneylearnalotofChinesehistoryandculture.Thispaperconsistsofsixparts.ThefirstthreepartsprovideabriefintroductionofChinesecurrencyanddescribesthehistoryofcurrencyandtheprocessofitsdevelopment.Thenextpartarguesfunctionofmoneyandworldcurrency.ThelastpartexaminesChinesecurrencyasaworldreservecurrency.2.DefinitionofCurrencyAgenerallyacceptedformofmoney,includingcoinsandpapernotes,whichisissuedbyagovernmentandcirculatedwithinaneconomy.Usedasamediumofexchangeforgoodsandservices,currencyisthebasisfortrade.Thefirstpeopledidn'tbuygoodsfromotherpeoplewithmoney.Theyusedbarter.Barteristheexchangeofpersonalpossessionsofvalueforothergoodsthatyouwant.Thiskindofexchangestartedatthebeginningofhumankind.From9,000-6,000B.C.,livestockwasoftenusedasaunitofexchange.Later,asagriculturedeveloped,peopleusedcropsforbarter.Forexample,Icouldaskanotherfarmertotradeapoundofapplesforapoundofbananas.3.HistoryofChineseCurrencyanddevelopment3.1AncientCurrencyInancientChina,coinswerethemainformsofcurrency.Thesecoinscanbemadeofcopper,iron,lead,goldandsilverwithdifferentshapes,weightandmarks.Differentfromequivalentslikedraughtanimals,textilesandshells,ancientcoinsplayanimportantroleinarchaeology,thattheynotonlyhavethereferencevaluetojudgethe---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---historyofrelicsorremains,butalsoaresignificantmaterialsforresearchingthehistoryofcommercialeconomyinancienttimes.Becausedraughtanimalsandcerealsaredifficulttodepositanddivide,Chine...