In China, the government of the Nationalist Party promulgated the Weights and Measures Act in 1929, and in the provision, '1 tan (dan in pinyin) was equivalent to 100 kin, 1 kin to 16 ryo, 1 ryo to 10 sen, and 1 sen to 10 bu,' and the weight of 1 ryo was set at 37.301 grams, modeled after the standard in the Tang Dynasty China.
中国では国民党政府の時代、1929年に度量衡法を公布し、「1担＝100斤、1斤＝16両、1両＝10銭、1銭＝10分」と規定し、1両は唐代に準じて37.301グラムと規定された。