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1. Various of People's Bank of China (PBOC) headquarters
2. PBOC sign on wall

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3. Various of bank clerks counting yuan banknotes; yuan banknotes going through cash counting machine
4. Bundles of yuan banknotes

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5. Various of sign of Beijing Loan Service Center
6. Corporate banking area
7. Bank clerk completing procedure
8. Customers in bank
9. Sign of loan business area

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10. Various of buildings

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11. Various of real estate agents serving clients, residential building models

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12. Aerial shots of cityscape

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13. Aerial shot of cityscape, Canton Tower, bridge

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14. Aerial shots of cityscape

China's one-year loan prime rate (LPR), a market-based benchmark lending rate, came in at three percent Monday, unchanged from the previous month.

The over-five-year LPR, on which many lenders base their mortgage rates, also remained unchanged from the previous reading of 3.5 percent, according to the National Interbank Funding Center.

The LPR is a benchmark reference interest rate for bank loans, published on a monthly basis. Often described as the "reference price" for lending, it directly influences the borrowing costs for both businesses and individuals, and each monthly LPR quotation remains effective until the next scheduled announcement.