Portrait of Wu Bingjian, who traded as ‘Houqua’, by the artist George Chinnery - HSBC History

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Extract from the ‘Chronicle and Directory for China, Japan, the Philippines and Hong Kong’ issued in 1884

Tea brick currency from North-eastern China

Extract from the ‘Chronicle and Directory for China, Japan, the Philippines and Hong Kong’ issued in 1884

Title
Portrait of Wu Bingjian, who traded as ‘Houqua’, by the artist George Chinnery: Scope and Content
Houqua, also known as ‘Howqua’ was one of the richest men in the world in the early…: Date
c. 1828: HSBC Reference Number
GAR HK0001