A 50-yuan note printed with a picture of the Potala Palace is seen in front of the scenic spot in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, March 30, 2018. [Photo/IC]
While Chinese people are embracing a cashless society with the widespread use of mobile payment, the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, announced on April 29 it has upgraded the fifth edition of the renminbi, the Chinese currency, and will issue the new batch from Aug 30.
The designs of renminbi notes with different face values have seen several changes in the past years. In the fifth edition, the backs of the renminbi notes feature pictures of China's spectacular landscapes and scenic spots.
Let's follow the renminbi notes to take a scenic journey.
A tourist holds a 20-yuan note while taking a bamboo raft tour on the Lijiang River in Guilin, Guangxi province, Oct 27, 2014. The picture of this scenery is printed on the back of 20-yuan notes issued in 2000 and 2005. [Photo/IC]
A 10-yuan note printed with a picture of the scenery of Kuimen, also known as Qutang Gorge, is seen at the site in Southwest China's Chongqing. [Photo/Chinanews.com]
Stone carvings are pictured on Taishan Mountain in Taian city, East China's Shandong province. The picture of the scenery is printed on the back of five-yuan notes issued in 2002. [Photo/IC]
The image used on the back of one-yuan notes issued in 2004 is known as "Three Pools Mirroring the Moon", one of the top 10 scenes at Hangzhou's West Lake. [Photo/IC]
A tourist takes a picture of a 100-yuan note in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 2, 2016. The picture of the Great Hall of the People is printed on the back of 100-yuan notes issued in 1999, 2005 and 2015. [Photo/IC]
