Why is China's head printed on African currency?

Mauritius is a volcanic island in the Indian Ocean in eastern Africa, covering an area of more than 2,000 square kilometers. In ancient times, Asians knew that Mauritius was an island, and Arabs called it Dina Arubi. Arabs, Malays and Javanese from ancient Asia visited this island, and Swahili from the east African coast sailed to this island around 10 century. Before 1505, the island was uninhabited, but the dodo that died out at the end of 17 lived on the island. It is a giant bird with a body length of about 1 m. It can't fly, is good at running, is docile and clumsy, lives in woodland, and cries like "crossing the river". When the Portuguese discovered Mauritius in 1505, they saw this bird and named it dodo, which means "idiot". Mauritius is the only place where the dodo has been.

This country is the "Little India" of Africa, and the head of China is printed on the currency.

dodo

1598, the Dutch came here and named the island "Mauritius" after Prince Morris. After that, the Dutch East India Company began to rule the island, and the Dutch colonists abandoned the island in 17 10. 17 15, the French East India Company occupied the island and renamed it ile-de-france. French colonists brought a large number of black slaves from East Africa to plant sugar cane on the island, and Indians from French Indian territory began to immigrate to the island in large numbers to engage in commerce and handicrafts. 18 14 Britain occupied the island, 1835 abolished slavery and imported a large number of indentured laborers from India and China. Since then, Asians, mainly Indians, have become the main residents of this African island country. 196 1 In July, Britain agreed to Mauritius' autonomy; in March, 1968, 12, Mauritius officially declared its independence.

This country is the "Little India" of Africa, and the head of China is printed on the currency.

Mauritian 25 yuan currency

There are more than 5,000 policemen in Mauritius. The country is politically stable. Mauritius has a good working and living environment. Its quality of life ranks 54th in the world and first among African and Indian Ocean countries. It is one of the three African countries whose human development index is rated as "high". Mauritius is one of the few countries with political stability and economic prosperity in southern Africa.

This country is the "Little India" of Africa, and the head of China is printed on the currency.

Mauritius location

Mauritius has a special relationship with India because its main residents are descendants of Indians. The relationship with China is also very close, with a population of 6.5438+0.3 million and about 30,000 Chinese. Zhu Meilin (191-1991), a native of Meixian District, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, is a second-generation China native. At the age of 3/kloc-0, he was elected as the chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Mauritius. During World War II, at Zhu Meilin's initiative, Mao Guohua set up the China National Guard to donate money and materials to China to fight against the Japanese invaders. He was the minister of regional affairs of the government and made outstanding contributions to the national economic development. 1998, Mauritius issued a 25-rupee banknote with Zhu Meilin's head on it.