钱庄是我国封建社会后期的商品经济发展中因货币的兑换而产生的一种旧式金融机构,它与银号、票号、银炉、典当等同时存在。在近代银行兴起之前,钱庄曾在旧社会的经济发展中,担任过重要角色,起到不可估量的积极作用。 Qianzhuang is an old financial institution arising from the currency exchange in the late period of feudal society in our country. It coincides with the silver number, ticket number, silver stove, pawn and so on. Prior to the rise of modern banks, banks had played an important role in the economic development of the old society and played an immeasurable positive role.