This book presents the top 100 of the Chinese financial history from the Shang Dynasty to the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, covering the landmark events related to the Chinese financial history, banking history and currency history. Such events, mainly being first cases, the beginnings or special cases, are divided into three categories: organization, theoretical system and currency circulation. The book, bound with bare spine, features short and concise articles, flexibly interspersed with full-color real pictures, delightful to read, like a concentrated "museum" of Chinese finance. This book can rapidly expand readers’ financial knowledge by presenting a holistic big picture, offering a glimpse of the whole by observing dots, and providing a clear understanding of China's finance in a short time.