page_title: Postal savings system
section_title: China
hierarchical_section_title: Postal savings system / By country / China
caption_attribution_description: 中文（中国大陆）‎: 中華人民共和国上海にある中国郵政天目路郵便支局の外観
context_page_description: Postal savings systems provide depositors who do not have access to banks a safe and convenient method to save money. Many nations have operated banking systems involving post offices to promote saving money among the poor.
context_section_description: In the People's Republic of China, the Postal Savings Bank of China (zh:中国邮政储蓄银行) was split from China Post in 2007 and established as a state-owned limited company. It continues to provide banking services at post offices and, at the same time, some separated branches.
caption: Post office in Shanghai offering postal savings services
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