How did the RMB come into being?

The main components of RMB paper are short cotton wool and high-quality wood pulp. Paper is smooth, tough, folding-resistant, stiff and has certain chemical resistance. It can be used for a long time and is not easy to be damaged.

Banknote paper, which prints RMB, is a special version of water-printed paper, which is used for printing money. This kind of paper is produced by three banknote paper mills under China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation.

In order to prevent counterfeiting, the paper is decorated with watermarks or sandwiched with "ribbons" (synthetic fibers). In recent years, after the advent of color photocopiers, cases of copying counterfeit banknotes have been heard frequently, so special chemicals were developed to coat banknotes.