Don’t be Afraid of the Metric System
The metric system is used for measurement in China, as in most other nations of the world. Conversion between the Chinese system and the Anglo-American imperial system when it comes to length, square measurements, weight, and volume are provided below so you don’t have to perform any complicated formulas in your head.
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Length
- 1 km (1,000 m) = 2 li = 0.621 mile = 0.54 sea mile
- 1 m = 3 chi = 3.281 ft = 1.094 yard
- 1 li = 0.5 km = 0.311 mile = 0.27 sea mile
- 1 chi = 0.333 m = 1.094 ft
- 1 mile = 1.609 km = 3.219 li = 0.868 sea mile
- 1 ft = 0.305 m = 0.914 chi
- 1 sea mile = 1.852 km = 3.704 li = 1.15 mile
Square Measures
- 1 hectare = 15 mu = 2.47 acre
- 1 mu = 0.067 hectare = 0.164 acre
- 1 acre = 0.405 hectare = 6.07 mu
Weight
- 1 kg = 2 jin = 2.205 pound
- 1 jin = 0.5 kg = 1.102 pound
- 1 UK pound = 0.454 kg = 0.907 jin
Volume
- 1 liter = 1 sheng = 0.22 UK gallon
- 1 UK gallon = 4.546 liter = 4.546 sheng
Electricity
The electricity used in China is 220 volt AC. Wash rooms in many middle- and high-end hotels are equipped with transformer plugs for electric shavers and hair dryers. For safety purpose, bringing an adapter along with you is a much better option.
Electricity Voltage
The electric voltage of some countries is listed below:
- Argentina 220V/50HZ
- Barbados 115V/50HZ
- Belgium 220V/50HZ
- Brazil 110-220V/60HZ
- Britain 240V/50HZ
- Burma 230V/50HZ
- Canada 120V/60HZ
- Cuba 120V/60HZ
- Denmark 220V/50HZ
- Egypt 220V/50HZ
- Finland 220V/50HZ
- France 220V/50HZ
- Germany 230V/50HZ
- Hungary 220V/50HZ
- Italy 220V/50HZ
- Malaysia 240V/50HZ
- Mexico 120V/60HZ
- Netherlands 220V/50HZ
- Portugal 220V/50HZ
- South Africa 220V/50HZ
- South Korea 220V/60HZ
- Spain 127V, 220V/50HZ
- Sri Lanka 230V/50HZ
- Togo 220V/50HZ
- Vietnam 120V, 50HZ
- Uganda 240V/50HZ
- U.S.A. 120V/60HZ