Why is the Chinese currency called Yuan? Is it because of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty?

The currency name, although also written as “元”, is actually “圆” with the same pronunciation in Mandarin. This character means “circular/round”, and was an explicit mentioning about shape of Spanish dollars—they were the same rounded shape and weight, reducing the need of weighing silvers in transaction…

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Police arrested a 20-year-old man Saturday in connection with Thursday’s stabbing death outside a nightclub, according to police.

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Trip Report: Antelope Island Trail Running

When the Columbia Directors of Toughness made a pit stop in Salt Lake City, we took a few hours away from the office to give them a taste of what the city really has to offer: diverse landscapes, hundreds of miles of trails, and unparalleled access to the great outdoors […]

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