本帖最后由 choi 于 5-13-2014 18:44 编辑
纽约时报中文网, May 12, 2014 (yes, May 12)
cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20140512/c12yu/
, which is translated from
Yu Hua, Follow the Money, China Style; Hidden hoards of cash may explain an economic mystery. New York Times, May 13, 2014 (op-ed).
My comment: I do not know about Chinese (who may have heard of this before), but the anecdotes seems sensible in solving that particular mystery. Still I can not understand how this can be done.
Renminbi
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renminbi
(section 3.2.2 Banknotes: The fifth series of renminbi banknotes and coins was progressively introduced starting 1999. As of 2013, it includes banknotes for ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥20, ¥50 and ¥100)
Without face values of 500 or 1,000. The hoard must be humongous in physical size.
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