In this video I go over the Chinese currency, how to spot fakes and a bit of an indepth look at all the different notes and coins.. I also get the crosser cleaned.
To be honest, as a Chinese myself who have lived in Shanghai for 18 years, I don't even know how to tell if the money is real unless I'm using the UV light. Thanks a lot. I found your videos really helpful and they tell me a lot even I don't know about China or southern cities of China.
Just got back from China. And my Chinese hosts were stunned when I showed them your tips on fake money - the rubbing of the ridges of the notes and the folding of the note back on itself to see the pattern being continued. He said, " How you know this? That is a Chinese secret". I got a lot of kudos. I am sorry but i had to say thanks to the BBC for the tips.
Hey Winston, you inspired me to start vlogging about my life in Mexico. I love your vids especially because I lived in China for two years. I'm thinking of make a 'Mexico, How it is' series. Not that you need it but I'll mention you when I make the vids and link to the other how it is vloggers. Remember man..stay awesome.
Thank you for your lesson ! I will be in Beijing on the 21st to 24th of Oct. If you are in town, we should meet for couple drinks. I am watching as much as I can on your videos so I do not encounter problems over there. Once again, thank you for your lessons. Hope to meet with you on those days. I am also will be in Quangzhou on the 25th - 28th of Oct.
2:37 dude, i love your music selection of 80s!! keep up the videos; i'm really enjoying them, they're informative and entertaining to me as i'm preparing to go to Nanjing in a couple weeks!
There is just no way we can get such real street level honest information about China. And it is so Awesome that you share. It brings us all, the whole world closer together. Stay Awesome!
You seem like a nice bloke, and your videos are really informative, so cheers! and I will keep watching thank you for showing this video on Chinese money.
It's hard for me to concentrate on his monetary explanations while Alphaville's Big in Japan and Forever Young playing in the background!!! I was a teen in the 80's and I just can't help myself when I hear my favorite songs from my youth and I start singing along.
Appreciate your tips on identifying the fakes. I've been going to China for the last few years and didn't know how to tell the diff until I watched your video.
I've noticed his older videos are like this. I don't know if it's the way the video was uploaded or if CZcams had a platform change that affected his older videos.
As a Chinese, I really rarely encounter fake money in Beijing, but maybe because you are a foreigner, taxi driver took advantage of you. Nowadays you can use cellphone app to pay them in order to avoid these kind of problem.
I saw this China series by Winston & clicked ... I did not think it promised much but Winston was riding so I hung around and have found it very good .. a lot of it is Winston himself.. he has star presence when the camera is on .. I'm hoping to see Winston with even more imaginative roles & even bigger audiences .... Hollywood Calls !!!
your video window ought to be fitting the entire screen but it is only half the screen...ok, back to looking...I liked your demo of good and fake, thanks :)
Thanks,very informative. Is the Hong Kong 10 spot made of polymer? In Canada they're slowly issuing large polymer bills with holograms on them.The HK currency looks very similar to old Canadian bills from decades ago. Same typeset.
I still have a fake 50 RMB note from my visit in China several years ago. Got it in some bar in Shenyang as a change from 100 RMB. It was quite dark inside, and I wasn't paying much attention, anyway, so I only noticed the next day when the note was rejected in a supermarket.
Really thanks. Tomorrow I´m going to China. I´ve heard about fake money, also that you can get some Thai money which looks a little similar, especially for foreigners. Anyway thanks, I really appreciate your vids.
The landmark on the back of the 1 kuai note is West Lake in Hangzhou. You can take a boat to go out to those. They're the Three Pools Mirroring the Moon.
Yeah, thanks... Your tips are making me look good and sometimes getting me into trouble, stealing thunder I guess, lol. Also not down with the motorcycle/car idea I've been pushing. Like you said, clingy and bossy. The 20 has a pic of the famous mountains in Guilin, Guangxi and the 50 has the Tibetan Monastery.
I have a question: Do bureaus de change check for all of this? I was wondering whether I could just print out a heap of say $1000 in RMB (well, I'm from the UK, so £) and then change it for british money? Have you ever exchanged money back home and could you tell me how it went?
Two favorite parts. 1. 4:47 "And now you'll start to see a bit of a theme here." 2. And a possibly unintentional "Anything special about this note?...not really (Tibet landmark) on the 50 RMB
You like Huey Lewis and the News? Their early work was a little too New Wave for my taste, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.
That is interesting that you say getting the one mao bill is uncommon where you are. It is the other way around in Guangzhou. It is rare getting the coin.
Good stuff man, very informative. I only wish I had known this when I was there last summer, cabby gave me a fake 20 back I didnt know anything till the gf said something.
秦冉陽 They look quite similar, thanks, I didn't know. The phonetic alphabets of Japanese and the Hangul of Korean are derived from the symbols used in the languages...
It might not always be true that the 1 Jiao bank note is more rare than the coin. People in the southern part prefers to use coins more, but in other parts of China the paper money is more prevalent, even for small changes.
I'm living in Hangzhou now (near Shanghai) It's just started getting hot(ish) now- a very dry 28 degrees. Summer here normally gets upto around 35ish. The winter at it's coldest (in Hangzhou) is around -5. Obviously China is a huge country so it depends where you are.
A typical meal on the streets would usually cost you somewhere around 10 RMB, which is $1.5. Fast food chains sell their food pretty much in the same price as their American counterparts do. In a restaurant a nice meal would be at least 30 RMB, usually around 50 ($8) or 60 ($9.4). Exotic or well-known restaurants often charge way more than that, but they are pretty rare. However, food are pretty much the only things there that is considerably cheaper than in the US.
Look at the "100" watermark with light from behind the bill. Sometimes the watermarked "100" appears close to the green 100 and sometimes it appears further to the right of the bill. Are these fakes also?
How common is it to have electronic debit cards in China? If I visit there for a while could I open a small account at the bank with a debit card, or could I just buy a prepaid debit card like here in the US ?
GNX157 I recommend you use the notes. ATMs are common, you could easily cash out, but Debit machines are not. They would like to Cash out to buy things. Some places like restaurants, hotel, seven eleven cards would be fine, other places not going to work. especially if you want to try the Chinese street food, That would never work! Actually you don't need to worry about that too much, Things in China are cheap. A 100 RMB note would normally be able to cover you food and traffic for one or two day. Normally!
i remember in the 80's foreigners were told to exchange their money at the hotels for FEC (foreign exchange currency), though I was approached on the streets of Guangzhou to exchange local currency for HK dollars. Never took a chance, but a relative could have ensured that i got real money. BTW Canada like Australia uses the plastic bills which are apparently harder to counterfeit.
I'm I the only one that really enjoys that he's always listening to 80's music?
Serpentza has class! Only the best for his CZcams viewers.
Big in Japan is one of my favourites, I really liked it too, ha.
2:38 Alphaville Big In Japan
4:29 Alphaville Forever Young
元 yuan is formal name of RMB, 块 kuai is a slang name of RMB.
角 jiao is formal name of 10 cents (pennies), 毛 mao is a slang name of 10 cents (pennies)
To be honest, as a Chinese myself who have lived in Shanghai for 18 years, I don't even know how to tell if the money is real unless I'm using the UV light. Thanks a lot. I found your videos really helpful and they tell me a lot even I don't know about China or southern cities of China.
Just got back from China. And my Chinese hosts were stunned when I showed them your tips on fake money - the rubbing of the ridges of the notes and the folding of the note back on itself to see the pattern being continued.
He said, " How you know this? That is a Chinese secret".
I got a lot of kudos. I am sorry but i had to say thanks to the BBC for the tips.
Hey Winston, you inspired me to start vlogging about my life in Mexico. I love your vids especially because I lived in China for two years. I'm thinking of make a 'Mexico, How it is' series. Not that you need it but I'll mention you when I make the vids and link to the other how it is vloggers. Remember man..stay awesome.
glad to see the chanel is going well!!
the " forever young" song in the back ground brought back lots of memories.
Thank you for your lesson !
I will be in Beijing on the 21st to 24th of Oct. If you are in town, we should meet for couple drinks. I am watching as much as I can on your videos so I do not encounter problems over there. Once again, thank you for your lessons. Hope to meet with you on those days. I am also will be in Quangzhou on the 25th - 28th of Oct.
Unique security details on these notes!
2:37 dude, i love your music selection of 80s!! keep up the videos; i'm really enjoying them, they're informative and entertaining to me as i'm preparing to go to Nanjing in a couple weeks!
There is just no way we can get such real street level honest information about China. And it is so Awesome that you share. It brings us all, the whole world closer together. Stay Awesome!
+Ricky Rox thanks mate!
i have no desire or will to go to china, but your videos are very very informative and intriguing. Love watching.. maybe one day I willl go
Love the "forever young" playing in the background lol...
"look after your stuff and it looks after you"... very true
Forever young, i want to be forever young.. Great song!
I was surprised that 100 yuan was the largest. I was expecting there to be at least 2 more larger notes.
Huey Lewis and The News in the background! Love It!
This guy has a great taste in music.
very helpful for our trip today, cheers bud!
Thank you so much. I am studying for the HSK and it helps for much of this to not be SO abstract. :)
Great tips.....I have been to China many times and I did not know about the fake bills....thanks
Digging the music in the background! :p
You seem like a nice bloke, and your videos are really informative, so cheers! and I will keep watching thank you for showing this video on Chinese money.
I love all forms of currency! Very awesome.
It's hard for me to concentrate on his monetary explanations while Alphaville's Big in Japan and Forever Young playing in the background!!! I was a teen in the 80's and I just can't help myself when I hear my favorite songs from my youth and I start singing along.
I'm wondering whether playing "Big In Japan" in public would get him in trouble. 😄
As usual a great vlog! Please upload more chinese inside news for foriegners!
Thanks soooo much for this. So very helpful. God bless you!
Appreciate your tips on identifying the fakes. I've been going to China for the last few years and didn't know how to tell the diff until I watched your video.
one of your best, most helpful that is
I love the 1 and 5 cents notes...
Bad aspect ratio on video.
Desi J Richert 2012
I've noticed his older videos are like this. I don't know if it's the way the video was uploaded or if CZcams had a platform change that affected his older videos.
Really bad.
He filmed on his psp camera lol.
Good video mate. Always enjoyed your video.
Hmmm good tips thanks...will carry much exact change for which to pay for things.
I appreciate the info on how to spot fakes. Thanks.
80's music in the BG was great! lol
Nothing says the 80's like Huey Lewis and the News to me!
As a Chinese, I really rarely encounter fake money in Beijing, but maybe because you are a foreigner, taxi driver took advantage of you. Nowadays you can use cellphone app to pay them in order to avoid these kind of problem.
The pic in the 1YUAN is the west lake in Hangzhou. nice place ,really beautiful
I saw this China series by Winston & clicked ... I did not think it promised much but Winston was riding so I hung around and have found it very good ..
a lot of it is Winston himself.. he has star presence when the camera is on ..
I'm hoping to see Winston with even more imaginative roles & even bigger audiences .... Hollywood Calls !!!
Love these videos. Learning about other cultures is fun. Anyone know of any other channels similar, but in other areas of the world?
Subscribed, thank you for making these videos.
Happy to see you were in Vanke town estate. That's where I am living.
your video window ought to be fitting the entire screen but it is only half the screen...ok, back to looking...I liked your demo of good and fake, thanks :)
Sweet 80's music you have playing in the background 👍🏻
he truly loves his 80s music
Huey Lewis rocks!
Xhris Roro, Alphaville rocks!
Superb vid !
Thanks,very informative. Is the Hong Kong 10 spot made of polymer? In Canada they're slowly issuing large polymer bills with holograms on them.The HK currency looks very similar to old Canadian bills from decades ago. Same typeset.
I was just singing along the whole time
I still have a fake 50 RMB note from my visit in China several years ago.
Got it in some bar in Shenyang as a change from 100 RMB. It was quite dark inside, and I wasn't paying much attention, anyway, so I only noticed the next day when the note was rejected in a supermarket.
You just hand it back and ask for another one, but never say "this is fake" or anything may get you into trouble..
I am going to China next month. Very useful. Thanks
Alphaville - Forever Young.
Cool video. I found some Chinese coins in the at work the other day. I was wondering what their values were. Now I know.
Nice, thanks!
The music in the back SOLID
Really thanks. Tomorrow I´m going to China. I´ve heard about fake money, also that you can get some Thai money which looks a little similar, especially for foreigners. Anyway thanks, I really appreciate your vids.
The landmark on the back of the 1 kuai note is West Lake in Hangzhou. You can take a boat to go out to those. They're the Three Pools Mirroring the Moon.
very helfull, thanks a lot! :)
excellent
Yeah, thanks... Your tips are making me look good and sometimes getting me into trouble, stealing thunder I guess, lol. Also not down with the motorcycle/car idea I've been pushing. Like you said, clingy and bossy. The 20 has a pic of the famous mountains in Guilin, Guangxi and the 50 has the Tibetan Monastery.
The landmark on the back of the 50 yuan note is Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet.
I just love how he kind of said,"let's check Mao's hair and jacket"....
this video is very helpful
Hi dude .thanks for everything .what about the silver stripe inside the money that you didn't mention ?
i really like your video, you know much more than ordinary chinese truely
I have a question: Do bureaus de change check for all of this? I was wondering whether I could just print out a heap of say $1000 in RMB (well, I'm from the UK, so £) and then change it for british money? Have you ever exchanged money back home and could you tell me how it went?
Good Job mate!
definitely right i am from the city of Hangzhou where you find the west lake
thx a lot, wonderful
you make me miss china so much!!!!!!!!!!
wow, 5 years old video. You haven't aged a bit, Winston :)
US bills have magnetic ink, a neodymium magnet is good to test them with, I wonder if the yuan are the same?
lol. during the canton fair, i saw many foreigners using the funny money, they might exchange it form the "convenient shop".
Thank you men , it would be really useful !
COOL INFO
Two favorite parts.
1. 4:47 "And now you'll start to see a bit of a theme here."
2. And a possibly unintentional "Anything special about this note?...not really (Tibet landmark) on the 50 RMB
2:53 * ironic music in the background *, you set that up right ? can't be just coincident =D
thanks for the upload, i want to go to china one day ^^
the landmark on 1 dollar is Xi Hu (west lake) close to Shang Hai
yes it helps
I spent a few months in Beijing back in 2000 and I still have a huge stack of those little 1 jiao notes. They were totally impossible to spend hehe.
You like Huey Lewis and the News? Their early work was a little too New Wave for my taste, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.
when you confront a taxi driver about fake bills, how do they respond?
weesh ful they take your real bills amd give you the fakes
the spot below the number on the up-right cernor is also a way to tell a fake from real.
That is interesting that you say getting the one mao bill is uncommon where you are. It is the other way around in Guangzhou. It is rare getting the coin.
Good stuff man, very informative. I only wish I had known this when I was there last summer, cabby gave me a fake 20 back I didnt know anything till the gf said something.
This guy loves his bike
my mistake, the correct one should be Kuai(same pronunciation with another common chinese word for "Fast") .
it's basically means Dollar in mandarin
1:17 I see the Japanese Hiragana for 'fu'
Yes, I know the japanese alphabet is largely derived from chinese
+Shio the Fox I thought the ふ u saw is the chinese character ‘心’ which directly means heart .
秦冉陽
They look quite similar, thanks, I didn't know. The phonetic alphabets of Japanese and the Hangul of Korean are derived from the symbols used in the languages...
It might not always be true that the 1 Jiao bank note is more rare than the coin. People in the southern part prefers to use coins more, but in other parts of China the paper money is more prevalent, even for small changes.
nice
I'm living in Hangzhou now (near Shanghai) It's just started getting hot(ish) now- a very dry 28 degrees. Summer here normally gets upto around 35ish. The winter at it's coldest (in Hangzhou) is around -5. Obviously China is a huge country so it depends where you are.
um, very helpful!
Oh, That's interesting, I never knew that.
Like it
thanks
A typical meal on the streets would usually cost you somewhere around 10 RMB, which is $1.5. Fast food chains sell their food pretty much in the same price as their American counterparts do. In a restaurant a nice meal would be at least 30 RMB, usually around 50 ($8) or 60 ($9.4). Exotic or well-known restaurants often charge way more than that, but they are pretty rare. However, food are pretty much the only things there that is considerably cheaper than in the US.
It depends on what they use to print money over there, the chemical make up may be different
Look at the "100" watermark with light from behind the bill. Sometimes the watermarked "100" appears close to the green 100 and sometimes it appears further to the right of the bill. Are these fakes also?
How common is it to have electronic debit cards in China? If I visit there for a while could I open a small account at the bank with a debit card, or could I just buy a prepaid debit card like here in the US ?
GNX157 I recommend you use the notes. ATMs are common, you could easily cash out, but Debit machines are not. They would like to Cash out to buy things. Some places like restaurants, hotel, seven eleven cards would be fine, other places not going to work. especially if you want to try the Chinese street food, That would never work! Actually you don't need to worry about that too much, Things in China are cheap. A 100 RMB note would normally be able to cover you food and traffic for one or two day. Normally!
then you feel Mao's hair...then you gently whisper in his ear...
It looks like a security strips in some of the larger denominations
i remember in the 80's foreigners were told to exchange their money at the hotels for FEC (foreign exchange currency), though I was approached on the streets of Guangzhou to exchange local currency for HK dollars. Never took a chance, but a relative could have ensured that i got real money. BTW Canada like Australia uses the plastic bills which are apparently harder to counterfeit.
True, even I cannot tell the differences, but fortunately there is not that much fake money actually.