My receipt is in a box in a storage area in the garage (up high, just under the roof).
If I stumble across it serendipitously, I'll answer your question. In the meantime, I guess you'll have to be patient. If it turns out I'm wrong about it showing grams as well as taels, I can always weigh it in order to establish the tael's value. I have a force-motor scale, accurate to about 1 mg. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -----Original Message----- From: kilopascal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 15:24 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; U.S. Metric Association Subject: Re: [USMA:24554] RE: Non Metric Recipe Du Jour 2003-01-22 Do you remember what the mass was in both grams and tael? Was the tael at that time equal to 37.8 g or 50 g? liang a traditional Chinese weight unit. During the European colonial period the liang was equal to 1/16 catty, 1/12 pound, or about 37.8 grams; this made it the same as a tael. In modern China, the liang equals 1/10 jin or 10 qian; this is exactly 50 grams (1.7637 ounces). John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, 2003-01-22 03:13 Subject: [USMA:24554] RE: Non Metric Recipe Du Jour > In 1989, I bought a 24 carat gold chain in Hong Kong. The invoice showed its > mass in both taels and grams. I got if for official price for gold on the > day I bought it, plus 30 HK dollars for workmanship. (I was with someone who > was a friend of the store owner.) > > Bill Potts, CMS > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: kilopascal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 20:39 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; U.S. Metric Association > Subject: Re: [USMA:24552] RE: Non Metric Recipe Du Jour > > > 2003-01-21 > > Sure it is included. It looks like from the definition below that it is > strongly related to British Imperial/British Colonial units. I just wonder > if it is still in use and if so, if it has been redefined to a rational > metric value like the European pounds set equal to 500 g. > > > > tael or tahil a traditional unit of weight used throughout eastern Asia. During the colonial period, the tael was more or less standardized throughout the region at 4/3 ounce avoirdupois (1/16 catty, 1/12 pound, or about 37.8 grams). In Japan, however, the tael was identified with a slightly smaller traditional unit and is considered equal to 1.323 ounces (37.51 grams). The tael is usually considered equal to the Chinese liang. > > > John
