Ancient Bank-Wei Tai Hou
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Updated: 2012-08-06
As the private banks mushroomed 40 years after Rishengchang's appearence in Shanxi, among them were five ally banks, generally named Wei associates, established by Hou Yinchang, a merchant from Shanxi. They were almost as influencial as Rishengchang. Weitaihou was one of the five Wei associates.