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| | "Bai Yin" (White Silver) Used in Land Transactions of Ming Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) |
 | | The shown document, is a contract made in the 10th year of Hong-Tse period (1498, 1488-1505 A.D.) of Ming Dynasty(1368-1644), regarding a transaction of land between two inhabitants lived in the neighborhood of Huei-Juo Prefecture, a southern area in An-huei Province. |
 | | Such document was issued by a seller and unilaterally possessed by a buyer, it had been a traditional instrument used by Chinese while being engaged in real estates transaction, since Warring State period (475-221 B.C) until late 1950's, for a period more than 2000 years. |
 | | The Bai-Yin ('White Silver') used in the shown document, stood for certain purity level of silver then, may be seen in occasion of civil trades, from time to time, since no later than Yuen Dynasty, or even earlier. |
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