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[Chinese man with scales]

The units of measurement in China were standardized during the 20th century to bring them closer to the International System of Units (SI)

The Liji (a text that described the ceremonial occasions, ancient rites and social forms of the Zhou Dynasty) states that the first measurement units were created by Huangdi, better known as the
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