Convert barleycorn to li (0.001 chi Chinese unit)
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Definition and details for barleycorn:
Barleycorn is an old English unit of distance equal to 1/3 inch or about 8.47 millimeters. In farming societies was very common to use seeds as units of length. Barley was a basic crop in England. So barleycorn was a useful unit.
Definition and details for li (0.001 chi Chinese unit):
Li is a Chinese unit of length equal to 1/1000 chi (Chinese foot) or 0.33 mm.