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The official currency in China is the Renminbi (RMB or CNY) or in Chinese "Ren-min-bi". which translates as" the people's money", and is generally used in the same way we use the word' currency'- the Renmibi exchange rate, for instance. The basic unit is the yuan (also known as "kuai"), which is used to express all quantities including prices in shops etc.Jiao notes and coins can be useful is you want to drop small change into a beggar's bowl.
