Liang, or leung in Cantonese, also called "Chinese ounce" or "tael", was a traditional Chinese unit of currency measurement.
(Coin's diameter c. 2.5 cm)
A Chinese silver liǎng (銀兩 / 银两) with stamps Used in Central Asia as a "Silver Hoof" ingot.
Japanese Edo era liang weights for balance scales, made of bronze. In descending size, 30, 20, 10, 5, 4, 3, and 2 liang weights.
Shanghai 10 liang banknote issued by Citibank
Liang, or leung in Cantonese, liae in Wenzhounese, liong in Hakka, lian in Shanghainese, also called "Chinese ounce" or "tael", is a traditional Chinese unit for weight measurement. It originated in C
Liang (currency)
…Liang (simplified Chinese: 两; traditional Chinese: 兩; pinyin: liǎng), or leung in Cantonese, also called "Chinese ounce" or "tael", was a traditional Chinese unit of currency measurement. In China, there were many different weighting standards of liang currency depending on the…
A spring scale in Hong Kong shows conversions between metric system (in red), traditional Chinese unit (in green) and British Imperial Units (in blue)
Gold lạng (Tael) of Tự Đức.