In the Western Han Dynasty, one catty of gold could only be exchanged for three catties of silver; During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, one catty of gold could be exchanged for ten catties of silver. In the Northern Song Dynasty, one catty of gold could be exchanged for thirteen catties of silver; On the eve of the Opium War, one catty of gold could be exchanged for thirty catties of silver.

Gold will become more and more valuable. First, because the mining speed of gold is far behind that of silver. Second, because the price of gold and silver in the world has been higher than that of China, at least since the Ming Dynasty, a large number of foreigners shipped silver to China and then shipped it out with gold, which made the price of silver in China lower and lower and the price of gold higher and higher.

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The main units to measure the weight of gold are: ounces, grams, kilograms (kilograms), tons and so on. The commonly used unit of gold measurement in the world is ounce, and the world gold price we often see is ounce, 1 ounce = 3 1. 1048 1 gram.

In ancient times, due to different calculation methods, the conversion of gold and grams in different dynasties was different. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, one kilogram was equivalent to 258.24 grams, and one or two kilograms was equivalent to16,438+04 grams. Wang Mang and the Eastern Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, one Jin is equivalent to 222.73 grams, and one or two is equal to 13.92 grams.

In the early years of the Sui Dynasty, one kilogram was equivalent to 668. 19 grams, and one or two kilograms was equivalent to 4 1.76 grams. At the end of Sui Dynasty, one kilogram was equivalent to 222.73 grams, and one or two kilograms was equivalent to 13.92 grams. From the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, one catty was equivalent to 596.82 grams, and one or two was equivalent to 37.30 grams.

People's Daily Online-Secret: China's ancient gold reserves were once amazing.

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