The modern Chinese li is defined as exactly 500 meters. | Hacker News

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		Aerroon on Aug 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 111,111.1 meters is reliably 1 degree of latitude The modern Chinese li is defined as exactly 500 meters.

earthboundkid on Aug 28, 2023 | [–]

Laozi had some foresight to use meters in 500BCE.

hashmush on Aug 28, 2023 | [–]

And, similarly, the 斤 (jīn) is defined as 500g.

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