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Terms for Measurements and Money
Area
1 bu (
)= 8 chi (
) = 2 yards
1 mu (
)= 7,260 square feet or 0.14 acre
1 mu ()= 10 fen (
)
100 mu () = 1 qing (
)
Weight
1 dan (
) or shi (; picul) = 133 lbs
1 picul = 100 jin (
; catty) = 16 liang (
; taels)
Length
1 li (
) = 1/3 mile
1 zhang (
) = 3.581 metres or 12 feet 6 inches
1 zhang () = 10 chi (
)