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(斤) in a Taiwanese market]] LENGTH Linear measure in Taiwan is largely metric but some units derived from traditional Japanese Units Of Measurement remain in use.
AREA Unlike with other measures, area continues to be almost exclusively measured with traditional rather than SI units. Taiwanese units of Land Measurement derive from both traditional Dutch and Japan ese measurements. The principal unit of land measure, the ''kah'', derives from the obsolete Dutch '' Akker '' which was introduced in Taiwan's era of Dutch colonization. The principal unit for measuring the floorspace of an office or apartment, the ''phêng'', like the Korea n ''pyeong'', derives from the Japanese '' Tsubo '', and is the size of one sleeping (tatami) mat. The ''lê'' represented the area that could be farmed by one man with one head of oxen and one plow.
VOLUME Volume measure in Taiwan is largely metric. MASS Packaged goods in Taiwan largely use metric measurements but bulk foodstuffs sold in Wet Market s and Supermarket s are typically measured with units derived from traditional Japanese Units Of Measurement .
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