In the Song Dynasty, a kilo was 64 grams, and a kilo was 16 taels. Now 5 grams a catty, 12 ounces a catty. So in the Song Dynasty, one catty was equivalent to 1.28 catty now, and Wu Song's 5 catty was equivalent to 64 catty now.
The ancients liked to exaggerate and deify heroes. An adult tiger weighs 2-3 kilograms. Wu Song's weight will soon catch up with that of the tiger, and with the fist and stick methods, the tiger will not be dominant. So Wu Song's weight is also exaggerated.
The ancient copper coin system had a great influence on the weight system, as evidenced by the restructuring in the Song Dynasty.
Another example is Qin Banliang, Han Wuzhu and Tang Tongbao coins. Standard copper coins can be used as weights. However, there were bad money circulating in the past dynasties, and it was difficult to ban the phenomenon of short weight, which led to the actual value of weight falling again and again on the basis of the standard value of 256 grams per catty in Qin and Han Dynasties and the standard value of 64 grams per catty in Sui and Tang Dynasties.
The result is that the standard value of a catty in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wei and Jin Dynasties is 224 g-124 g, and the standard value of a catty in the Southern Song Dynasty, Ming and Qing Dynasties is 6 g-1237.5 g, which decreased by 2 g and 2.5 g respectively.
Brief introduction to the conversion of ancient and modern weights and measures:
In the Western Han Dynasty, 258.24 grams per catty; Eastern Han Dynasty, 222.73 grams per catty; Wei Jin Jin Jin, 222.73 grams; Nanqi per catty, 334.1 grams; Liang and Chen weigh 222.73 grams per catty; Northern Wei Dynasty, 222.73 grams per catty; Eastern Wei Dynasty, 445.46 grams per catty; Beiqi per catty, 445.46 grams; North Zhou Jin, 25.66 grams; Sui dynasty per catty, 668.19 grams; Tang dynasty, 596.82 grams per catty.
from the concept of "Jin" to the end of the Republic of China, the "Jin" of all dynasties was 16 Liang, not 1 Liang today. With the weight of "Jin", it is easy to calculate the weight of "two", which is divided by 16.
Extended information:
Evolution of the weighing system:
The current system of 12 kilos (5 grams, .5 kilograms) was initiated by Mr. Jiang Zhouyuan, a Wenzhou native at that time, and soon gained the attention of the Central Administration for Industry and Commerce after the proposal was put forward.
in p>1958, the central administration for industry and commerce, on the basis of pilot projects in many parts of the country, began to implement a comprehensive reform of weighing instruments and measurement in the whole country, and twelve scales were widely used.
Afterwards, the Central Government Council also awarded Jiang Zhouyuan the certificate of "China Weighing Instrument Reform Advisor". Jiang Zhouyuan, the pioneer of weighing instrument reform with historical and practical significance, is deeply loved by people.
in the spring of p>23, when Mr. Jiang Zhouyuan died, there was a particularly eye-catching elegiac couplet that read: "A catty is changed to twelve taels, and a catty is twelve taels. Being a man and doing accounts is the same principle. One billion people, one billion people, it is not ordinary to be willing to do it. " (Jiang Joo Won?, the winner of the certificate of "China Weighing Instrument Reform Advisor" of the Central Government Council, is included in the collection of Jingtangji and the joint manuscript of Jiangnan Jingshi).
Wu Song-related sites:
Tomb of Wu Song was originally located near Xiling Bridge. Based on the old photos of the old tomb (built in 1924 and destroyed in 1964), Tomb of Wu Song today was rebuilt in 24, which consists of a tomb circle, tombstones, stone archways and tombs.
The archway is engraved with the four-character seal script of "Amazing, Magnificent and Magnificent", and the stone pillars on both sides are engraved with a pair of couplets written by Feng Jicai, the vice chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and a famous writer.
Jingyanggang is located in Zhangqiu Town, 16 kilometers east of yanggu county, Liaocheng. Legend has it that Wu Song killed a tiger as described in Water Margin. The total area is 33.3 hectares.
in the scenic area, the sand dunes are undulating, the grass is overgrown, and the trees cover the sun, which is a wilderness scene. Its main attractions include Sanwan Bugang Hotel, villagers' notice office, county government notice office, Mountain Temple, Wusong Tiger Fighting Office, Stone Monument, Tiger Pavilion, Wu Song Temple, Lake Island, Diaoyutai, Forest of Steles, Tiger Pond, Monkey Mountain, Luyuan and Arrow Field.
Lion Building, located at the head of Cross Street, Yanggu County, Shandong Province, was founded in the third year of Jingyou in the Northern Song Dynasty, involving two wonderful books of classical literature, Water Margin and Jin Ping Mei.
this building faces east from west, and the main building is made of all-wood structure, with red columns and grey tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, flying horns and wings, which is simple and elegant. Its reputation has spread far and wide, and for the victory of one place, celebrities and scholars have visited and painted poems for it.
Wan Liyun, a famous calligrapher, once wrote an inscription: "Lion Building was magnificent in front of him, punishing rape and eliminating violence showed a miraculous wind, and the tourists were still strong for a while, thinking of being brave in Wu Song in the past"
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-a kilo