Bank of China was officially established on February 5, 1912 with the approval of Mr. Sun Yat-sen. The head office is located at No. 1 Fuxingmennei Street, Beijing. It is a large state-owned bank under the central government and a national vice-ministerial unit. As a state-owned financial institution under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, Bank of China is guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Bank of China is the note-issuing bank in Hong Kong and Macau, China, and its business scope covers commercial banking, investment banking, funds, insurance, and aviation leasing.

Bank of China Limited, referred to as Bank of China, BOC or BOC, is the fourth largest bank in the People's Republic of China and one of the central financial enterprises managed by the Ministry of Finance.
Bank of China is one of the 29 "systemically important financial institutions" in the world and ranks 46th in the Fortune Global 500 in 2023. In 2018, it ranked third in the world in the "2018 Top 1,000 Global Banks" list published by the British authoritative magazine The Banker, with a Tier 1 capital of US$224 billion.
Company name: Bank of China Limited.
Official domain name: boc.cn.
Domain name created: April 28, 2003.
Country: China.
Company headquarters city: Beijing, China.
Date of establishment: February 5, 1912.