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Pawning's "3,000 year history in China"

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The claim that "pawnbroking can be traced back at least 3,000 years to ancient China" on this article appears to have originated on a Pawn Shop's website from over 20 years ago... not exactly a reliable source. It looks like this claim been repeated by a few other sources, most notably the History Channel's website.

It does look like a source states that there was some pawn shop in a Buddhist monastery, and that lending money with interest dates back to the fourth century in China. But that's definitely not 3,000 years either way. Can anyone else confirm the 3,000 year claim? LittleCuteSuit (talk) 21:16, 6 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

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