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Thanks to all who took the time to respond to my question. The consensus seems to be that in the late Tang-Song the accepted figure is 1 qing= 14 acres. Best, HRC Hugh R. Clark, Ph.D. Professor of History & East Asian Studies Ursinus College 610-409-3299 hclark@ursinus.edu On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 8:19 PM, Clark, Hugh <hclark@ursinus.edu<mailto:hclark@ursinus.edu>> wrote: Friends: I’m trying to make sure I don’t offer some totally implausible numbers regarding a land reclamation project. Do the following numbers seem about right? 400 qing 頃[1 qing = 100 mu 畝 = ca. 16.5 acres; i.e., a total of ca.6,600 acres] Hugh R. Clark, Ph.D. Professor of History & East Asian Studies Ursinus College 610-409-3299<tel:610-409-3299> hclark@ursinus.edu<mailto:hclark@ursinus.edu> _______________________________________________ Listserv mailing list Listserv@mail.songyuan.org<mailto:Listserv@mail.songyuan.org> http://mail.songyuan.org/mailman/listinfo/listserv_mail.songyuan.org -- ***************** Hongjie Wang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of History Armstrong Atlantic State University Savannah GA 31419 PHONE: (912) 344-3130<tel:%28912%29%20344-3130> hongjie.wang@armstrong.edu<mailto:hongjie.wang@armstrong.edu> http://armstrong.edu/history_journal http://5d10k.wordpress.com/ "A superior man must be strong and resolute, for his burden is heavy and the road is long. He takes benevolence as his burden. Is that not heavy? Only with death does the road come to an end. Is that not long?" [The Analects 8.7] -- ***************** Hongjie Wang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of History Armstrong Atlantic State University Savannah GA 31419 PHONE: (912) 344-3130 hongjie.wang@armstrong.edu<mailto:hongjie.wang@armstrong.edu> http://armstrong.edu/history_journal http://5d10k.wordpress.com/ "A superior man must be strong and resolute, for his burden is heavy and the road is long. He takes benevolence as his burden. Is that not heavy? Only with death does the road come to an end. Is that not long?" [The Analects 8.7]