length · China / East Asia · Historical–modern

li (Chinese distance)

approx.

Record: M225
Definition quality: Historically standardized modern 市制 reference
Conversion mode: multiplicative
Calculator: Approximately calculable

Do not present 500 m as ancient Chinese li.

Definition

Current government conversion tables give 1 km = 2 market li.

Reference value

One li (Chinese distance) is understood to be about 500 metres.

Modern use

Modern-use scope is context-dependent; the website should follow the record's current-status and regional/system labels rather than imply universal use.

Did you know?

Modern li is conveniently metric-linked, but historical li was not fixed at 500 m.

Sources & evidence

Source tier Tier B/C — recorded secondary/reference source · confidence High

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