Deutsche-Asiatische Bank (German: Deutsche-Asiatische Bank, Literally Translated As "Deutsche Asian Bank"), A German Bank Founded In China In 1889, Led By Deutsche Bank, And Jointly Invested By 13 Major German Banks. It Belongs To The German Overseas Banking System. It Is The Central Institution Of German Capital Activities In China, With A Total Capital Of 5 Million Silver. It Serves The Trade Between Germany And Asia, Operates Deposit, Foreign Exchange, Banknote Issuance And Investment Business. It Has Borrowed Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars From The Chinese Government. It Is A Member Of The Five-country Banking Group Established In 1912. Before 1914, It Was The Second Most Influential Foreign Bank In China After The Hong Kong And Shanghai HSBC.
The Founding Date Was May 15, 1889. The Head Office Of Deutsche Bank Is Located In Shanghai. In 1896, A Branch Was Established In Berlin, And Later In Tianjin (1890), Calcutta (1896), Hankou (1897), Qingdao (1898), Hong Kong (1899), Jinan (1904), Beijing, Yokohama (1905), Kobe, Singapore, Hamburg (1906) And Guangzhou (1911). In 1914, Japan Declared War On Germany, And The Qingdao Branch Of Deutsche Wah Bank And Its Railway Investment In Shandong Were All Taken Over By Japan. In 1917, The Beiyang Government Also Declared War On Germany And Took Over Deutsche Wah Banks In Various Places. In The 1920s, Deutsche Wah Bank Re-developed In China, But Its Position Was Far From What It Used To Be. After 1945, Deutsche Wah Banks In Various Places Were Once Again Taken Over By The Bank Of China.
In 1953, Deutsche Bank Rebuilt Deutsche Bank In Hamburg. In 1972, Deutsche Bank And EBIC Group Jointly Established "Europäisch-Asiatische Bank" (Europäisch-Asiatische Bank), And Deutsche Bank Was Merged Into Eurasian Bank At The Same Time. The EBIC Group Later Withdrew. In 1986, The Eurasian Bank Was Renamed "Deutsche Bank (Asia) ". In 1987-1988, Deutsche Bank (Asia) Was Merged Into Deutsche Bank. Deutsche Bank Itself Began To Develop In Shanghai In 1995.
Former Location
- Former Location Of Shanghai Head Office: Originally Located At No. 14 On The Bund, But Was Taken Over By Bank Of Communications In 1919 After The End Of World War I, And Was Demolished And Rebuilt In 1946-1947. Returning To China In The 1920s, The New Site Is At The Entrance Of No. 89 Jiujiang Road (Sichuan Road). Completed In 1916, The New Site Is A Reinforced Concrete Structure With A Neoclassical Style. The Facade Is Granite Veneer Without A Pedestal, And Four Corinthian Columns Running Through Three Floors Are Used On The Left And Right. The Entrance Is Decorated With Baroque Mountain Flowers. It Was Later Renamed Jiangchuan Building, And Today The Building Is Used By Shanghai Pharmaceutical Industry Co., Ltd. In 1994, The Building Was Included In The Second Batch Of Outstanding Historical Buildings In Shanghai.
- Tianjin Branch Site: Built In 1921, It Is A Mixed Structure Two-story Building. The Building Layout Is Symmetrical, With The Entrance Located In The Center Of The Facade, And There Are Corinthian Columns On Both Sides. The Building Is Stable And Simple, And The Interior Is Luxurious And Atmospheric. It Is A Building With Classical Characteristics. In 1922, Dehua Bank Was Redeveloped In Tianjin. The Bank Was Located On Consular Road (now No. 10 Datong Road) In The British Concession In Tianjin. It Has A Four-story Brick And Wood Structure With A Construction Area Of 3,700 Square Meters. The Outer Eaves Are Cement-finished, And The Western Corner Of The Adjacent Street Is In The Shape Of A Tower. The Eastern Part Is Set Off By A Stacked Wall. The Large-slope Herringbone Roof Is An Early Existing German-style Building.
- Qingdao Branch Site: Located At The Qingdao Intersection Of Taiping Road By The Sea In The City Center, Renaissance Style, Completed In 1901. In 1922, Japan Occupied It As The Consulate General. The Building Is Now A Civilian Residence, And It Is Also A Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit In The Country. After The War, Dehua Bank Returned To Qingdao. The Bank Was Located At The Qingdao Quotation Office On Guantao Road, Which Was Closed In 1945.
- Former Site Of Jinan Branch: Located At The West Exit Of Jingerwei 1st Road. It Was Established In 1906 And Was The First Foreign Bank In Jinan. The Building Belonged To The Bank Of China In 1922 And Is Now An Excellent Building In Shandong Province.
- Former Site Of Beijing Branch: Located In Dongjiaomin Lane. It Was Closed Twice In 1917 And 1945. It Was Seriously Damaged In 1966 And Demolished In 1992.
- Former Site Of Hankou Branch: Located On Jiang'an Street In The German Concession, Next To The German Consulate. It Was Built In 1906 In The Renaissance Style. The Building Was Destroyed By The Bombing Of The US Air Force In 1944.
- Former Site Of Guangzhou Branch: Located In The British Concession In Shamian.
- Former Site Of Hong Kong Branch: Located In The Middle Of Queen's Road. It Was Sold At Auction In 1917.
