Old Chinese money refers to two different forms of currency used in China in the past. The first is the TAEL, which was a unit of measurement for silver and gold coins. It was also used as a form of currency in some parts of China until the early 20th century. The second form of old Chinese money is the sycee, which was a type of silver ingot that was used as a form of currency in China from the Song Dynasty until the early 20th century.