日升昌票号

有各种好玩的东东，但这个是要导游讲的，不然自己看真的是一头雾水，很值得一去。想必大家对古时的金钱交易也感兴趣吧。O(∩_∩)O~

日升昌票号位于平遥古城中心部的西大街上，应该是古城里最大的镖号，现在改于中国镖号博物馆。这家占了东西两个铺面，进深也深，分成不少厅，各厅有其功能的的介绍。这里没有浓厚的武功味道，感觉是接近现代的金融机构的样子。

日升昌是平遥当年的非常有名的一处票号，相当于现今的银行。我们进去参观，发现这一处“银行”的建筑也是典型的平遥的院落的形制，一进又一进的院子，正房、厢房这样的布局，只不过说明上，告诉你这里是账房，这里是某领导的办公室等。从今天的眼光来看，感觉这样的布局，满不适合作为银行或者企业使用的，但是，当年的确就是在这样的院子里，创造了辉煌。

平遥古城日升昌票号内发现院子和院子间用铁丝网固定，原来是用来防盗的。铁丝网上挂着铃铛，如果有盗贼想要越防，铃铛就会响起，这就是摇摇铃，也就是现在110的前身。

#平遥古城日昇昌票號游記# 去了中国最古老的银行，自然也有所收获。我们比对了现在和旧时的银行，也见识了中国最有名气的、价值连城的红木双塔。去了地下金库，还带了一个五十两的元宝、一张“万两黄金”(共计五十元啊啊。。。)。有所收获。

日升昌票号，中国最早的银行，经营了一百多年。当年的普通百姓一年花费大概3两银子，票号里做事儿的伙计一年最少可赚十几两。做掌柜的就更不用说了，少则几十两，还能得到与东家一样的分红。当时的票号是人尽其才呀，东家对有能力的掌柜是不谈退休和辞退的！进银行的条件可高啦！

日升昌票号的大门已经斑斑驳驳了，整个旧宅子被收归国有，倒不如那些小点的票号都留给了后人。今天入住的程家老宅客栈祖上就是开票号的，一亩多大的宅子古色古香，让人好像穿越到了晋商盛极一时的年月。

平遥古城，日昇昌票号，就是以前的银行，鼎盛时期资产大概100亿RMB，有钱到用铜钱塞墙缝～

山西 平遥 日升昌，华丽喧闹不是她的特色，厚重之美尽显她的本色。古朴的民房彰显着她一贯的踏实，深凹的车辙炫耀着她曾经的辉煌。山西 平遥 日升昌，----- -你值得欣赏。

This small courtyard contains some small rooms for different banks part.Interesting to visit an old bank ,here in old china,winch works for more than 100 years.

Maybe i'm a bit bias in this review as i'm an accountant and found it amazed that they have the same role back then :) with pretty much the same job description. This site have more information in english, and apparently, this was one of the first (if it was not the first) of modern bank, and was very huge before with management model as we know now. I was really impressed with this fact and spent longer in this site compare to other. As i was there, i analogy all the function and part of the building with modern bank now, and it's pretty much the same, worth to visit this one (esp if you in finance industry).

This one is an old bank and preserved showing the rooms as they once functioned. Its fairly small but well worth a visit. Curiously tourists put money in huge Vats of water, it promptly sinks. If the bankers did that it may explain why they went bust. It seems possible though as there was no vault!

Technically this is the first and founding bank of China's current financial system. It's interesting that this rural walled town got it all started and had extensive branches. PingYao was Asia counterpart to today's London Financial Center 150 years ago.

Really enjoyed seeing what an ancient chinese bank was like, Very well preserved and lots to look at.

This is the site of the first draft bank in China. You'll see the reconstructions of some of the "offices" and layout of how the bank operated. It's a fascinating glimpse into what banking used to be like 150 years ago. It's included in the Pingyao Ancient City pass for 120RMB, which is valid for two days, be aware that your ticket will give you entrance to each attraction just once.Several of the other attractions close by this are very similar in layout - so you do start to feel as though you're seeing the same thing over and over again, but we visited this one because of it's history. Out of the attractions we visited, this was reasonably well translated and explanatory, but also left us with the feeling off wanting more information about the history and change in Chinese banking.You'll get some lovely photo's through the series of courtyards, so long as you can wait out the stream of Chinese tourists.