Residents lay their money out to dry

A 70-year-old woman named Na Ge lays out rows of 100-yuan notes in the sunlight in her yard in Bangpen,Yunnan province, Huashang Daily reported on Friday.

Na Ge said villagers like her used to be too poor to afford a full meal. They have become rich since the local Pu'er tea became popular in recent years.

Villagers would rather keep the money at home than deposit it in the bank. They dry the money on sunny days after it becomes moist from humidity on rainy days.