Woman Uses Over 130,000 Yuan Coins to Pay for New Car

Woman Uses Over 130,000 Yuan Coins to Pay for New Car
A woman at a car dealership in China. Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images
Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
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When a big purchase is just pocket change for some, most people wouldn’t think of the literal meaning of the phrase.

One woman bought a new car using mostly coins—the money she earned as a food vendor. The employees at the car dealership in Hebei Province, China had to spend three days counting all the coins, according to Chinese online-news outlet Pear Videos.

Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
Daniel Holl is a Sacramento, California-based reporter, specializing in China-related topics. He moved to China alone and stayed there for almost seven years, learning the language and culture. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
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