China: Shanghai City Temple Bazaar 1 Yuan of 1942Japanese occupation period scrip relating to the c
China: Shanghai City Temple Bazaar 1 Yuan of 1942Japanese occupation period scrip relating to the commercial district that was attached to the Temple of the City Gods in the Old City. The temple, which still stands and has been fully restored to use, commemorates the elevation of Shanghai to municipal status through the veneration of the three ‘patron’ deities of the city, and predates the 15th century. -- source link
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