The company's predecessor can be traced back to the Agricultural Cooperative Bank, which was established in 1951. Since it was re-established in February 1979, the Bank has successively experienced various stages of development, such as national specialty banks, wholly state-owned commercial banks, and state-owned commercial banks. In January 2009, the Bank was restructured as a company limited by shares. In July 2010, the Bank's main business was to provide banking and related financial services for companies listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, respectively. Corporate honors: 2017 IDC Asia Pacific Financial Industry Innovation Award Trophy, 2016 Financial Industry Top Ten Social Marketing Cases, 2015 Most Socially Responsible Financial Institutions Award, Outstanding Charity Project Award, Best Social Responsibility Special Contribution Network Award, etc. 2023 Listed Company Board Best Practice Case “Listed Company Performance Briefing Best Practice” Award “2023 ESG Best Practice Case for Listed Companies” Award, “China ESG Listed Companies Pioneer 100”, “2023 China ESG Outstanding Practice” Award Top 10 “Chinese ESG Role Models”, 18th China Listed Company Board Gold Roundtable Award “Special Contribution Award for Corporate Governance”, and in 2024, the Bank was awarded the “Advanced Unit for Green Bank Evaluation” by the China Banking Association, etc. By the end of 2024, the Bank had a total of 22,877 branches, including the head office headquarters, head office sales department, 4 head office franchises, 4 training institutes, 37 first-level branches, 410 second-level branches, 3,314 first-level branches, 19,064 grass-roots business institutions, and 42 other organizations.