The Emergence of the "Fei Qian' in Tang Dynasty-An Early Conception of Postal Remittance

The "Fei Qian" in Tang dynasty was a form ofexchange certificates which could be viewed as theinception of postal remittances in later times. Literallytranslated, the two words "Fei Qian" stood for "FlyingCash". and it was the name given to the practice ofmaking payments with mutually made out certificates orcredentials, ——a practice that was made necessary by the