text: In 1917,after the Russian Revolution,the bank was nationalized and much of the managers of the bank in Shanghai fled to France.In 1926 the bank went bankrupt and was purchased by the newly founded Central Bank of China and this building become the headquarters of the Central Bank on November 1,1928.After the establishment of the People's Republic of China,the building was used for numerous other firms and organizations including the Aviation Authority and the Light Industry Bureau of Shanghai.