Four Northern Banks () referred to the four most

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in the north of the

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in the

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in the 1920s, in contrast to the Three Southern Banks (南三行) of

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. The four banks were the

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(鹽業銀行), the Kincheng Banking Corporation (金城銀行), the

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(大陸銀行) and the China & South Sea Bank (中南銀行).Four Northern Banks
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References

{{reflist Defunct banks of China Banking in China 1920s in China

See also

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