Zhàng
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The zhàng is a customary Chinese unit of length equal to 10 chǐ. One zhàng is approximately 3.58 metre
s, or 3.645 yard
s. China standardized the length of the zhàng in the 19th century for purposes of trade with nations of Western Europe
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Metre
The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...
s, or 3.645 yard
Yard
A yard is a unit of length in several different systems including English units, Imperial units and United States customary units. It is equal to 3 feet or 36 inches...
s. China standardized the length of the zhàng in the 19th century for purposes of trade with nations of Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
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