A Little Trivia

[chilton747]

Can anyone tell me what these are?

 

http://i34.tinypic.com/2a9b9qp.jpg

[Corbin]

Can anyone tell me what these are?

 

http://i34.tinypic.com/2a9b9qp.jpg

If I had to guess I would say it looks like what I would call Company Store money. Money paid to workers that worked in company own towns like the old coal mining towns of early America.

[chilton747]

Nice guess but not it.

[Randy W]

wu fu jin

 

the three big characters on the first bill

 

 

 

I have no clue

[Corbin]

Nice guess but not it.

give a clue.........

[Dennis143]

Utility scrips?

[chilton747]

Nice guess but not it.

give a clue.........

 

 

No clues I am thinking a Chinese will be the first one to know.

[Dennis143]

Leiqin says those are food stamps issued during the Cultural Revolution to purchase rice and meat.

Edited November 22, 2008 by Dennis143 (see edit history)

[chilton747]

Utility scrips?

 

 

What are utility scrips?

[chilton747]

Leiqin says those are food stamps issued during the Cultural Revolution to purchase rice and meat.

 

 

BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!! My wife has quite a few of them here. It was very interesting to hear her talk about using them.

[Guest jin979]

Can anyone tell me what these are?

 

http://i34.tinypic.com/2a9b9qp.jpg

If I had to guess I would say it looks like what I would call Company Store money. Money paid to workers that worked in company own towns like the old coal mining towns of early America.

 

 

its old coupons to buy flour,meat, cloth and oil rice

[hakkamike]

Can anyone tell me what these are?

 

http://i34.tinypic.com/2a9b9qp.jpg

If I had to guess I would say it looks like what I would call Company Store money. Money paid to workers that worked in company own towns like the old coal mining towns of early America.

 

 

its old coupons to buy flour,meat, cloth and oil rice

none are beer coupons?

[chilton747]

Can anyone tell me what these are?

 

http://i34.tinypic.com/2a9b9qp.jpg

If I had to guess I would say it looks like what I would call Company Store money. Money paid to workers that worked in company own towns like the old coal mining towns of early America.

 

 

its old coupons to buy flour,meat, cloth and oil rice

none are beer coupons?

 

I will ask her when she wakes up. B)

[Toplaw]

Ping said that was before her time.

[Jeikun]

Ping said that was before her time.

 

 

That's a good point. I know a lot of members and wives here are 40+ but when I first joined the percentage was much higher. Me and (oh crap... I can't remember his name. Samnme I think?? He lived in New Orleans and hasn't posted much since Katrina) anyway... we were the only posting members in our 20's back then. Over the last few years there have been more and more (and 1 less since I'm friggin 34 now ). Anyone 32 and under wasn't even born during the cultural revolution, and anyone under 40 or so probably can't remember it in any meaningful way. Pretty soon most of the Chinese that Americans are meeting going through this visa process and building relationships with are from the "New China" of rapid economic expansion, prosperity (at least if they're middle-class city residents), and the one child policy.

 

How do you think this generation gap will result in a different experience between our older (and OLDER) members, and the newer and younger ones?