Li (area) explained
Li is a traditional unit of measurement for land area in China mainland. One li is 1/10th of a fen or 1/100 of a mu, equals 6+2⁄3 square meters or 7.973 square yards.[1] [2]
Conversions
In 1929, the Nationalist government of China promulgated the Weights and Measures Act[3] to adopt the metric system as the official standard and to limit the newer Chinese units of measurement to private sales and trade. These newer "market" units are based on rounded metric numbers, and has been effective on China mainland since 1 January 1930.[4] [5]
Table of Chinese area units effective since 1930!Pinyin!Character!Relative value!Metric value!Imperial value!Notes| háo | Chinese: 毫 | | m | 7.18 sq ft | |
| lí | Chinese: 釐 (T) or Chinese: 厘 (S) | | m | 7.973 sq yd | |
| fēn | Chinese: 市分 | | m | 79.73 sq yd | |
| mǔ | Chinese: 畝 (T) or Chinese: 亩 (S) | 1 | m | 797.3 sq yd
0.1647 acre | one mu (Chinese acre)
=6000 square chi
=60 square zhang
=1/15 of a hectare |
| qǐng | Chinese: 頃 (T) or Chinese: 顷 (S) | 100 | ha | 16.47 acre | Chinese hide | |
For more details, please see article Mu (land).
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Language Institute, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences . 新华字典 （附录：计量单位简表）(Xinhua Dictionary (Appendix: Brief table of measurement units)) . . 2020 . 978-7-100-17093-2 . 12th . Beijing . 695–697 . Chinese.
- Web site: The Weights and Measures Act (1929) . https://web.archive.org/web/20140425025351/http://lis.ly.gov.tw/lghtml/lawstat/version2/01926/0192618020200.htm . dead . 2014-04-25 . .
- Web site: The Weights and Measures Act: Legislative History . Ministry of Justice (Republic of China).
- Web site: The Weights and Measures Act (1929) . https://web.archive.org/web/20140425025351/http://lis.ly.gov.tw/lghtml/lawstat/version2/01926/0192618020200.htm . dead . 2014-04-25 . .
- Web site: Britannica . mou: Chinese unit of measurement . Encyclopedia Britannica . 2004-04-29 .
