Note 334 — LVII. THE COUNTRY OF THE CANNIBALS.[324]
Herbert Allen Giles translation
Here again we have 100 chün, one chün being equal to about 40 lbs. Chinese weights, measures, distances, numbers, &c., are often very loosely employed; and it is probable that not more than 100 catties, say 133 lbs., is here meant. return to text