Some Ancient Chinese stuff for knowledge :)

Last update: 20 Jul 21

Maps, mindmap etc. can be found here:

Types of exams

Imperial exam degree types

Ancient Chinese Ranks and Titles (Imperial and Military)

Other sources used:

Governmental Organization of The Ming Dynasty

Sun Tzu on the Art of War

Ancient Chinese Measurement:

1丈 (zhang)=10尺 (chi)= 3.33m

1尺 (chi)=10寸 (cun)= 33.3cm

1寸 (cun)=3.33cm

1里 (li) = ~500m

Ancient Chinese time:

Each 时辰 (shi chen) is 2 hours

子(zǐ)时：12am-2am    丑(chǒu)时：2am-4am    寅(yín)时：4am-6am    卯(mǎo)时：6am-8am

辰(chén)时：8am-10am    巳(sì)时：10am-12pm    午(wǔ)时：12pm-2pm    未(weì)时：2pm-4pm

申(shēn)时：4pm-6pm    酉(yǒu)时：6pm-8pm    戌(xū)时：8pm-10pm    亥(haì)时：10pm-12am

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一刻(yī kè)（15 minutes）    一盏茶(yī zhǎn chá)（10 minutes）一炷香(yī zhù xiāng)（5 minutes）

一分(yī fēn)（60 seconds）    一弹指(yī tán zhǐ)（10 seconds）    一刹那(yī chà nà) (1 second)

Age:

(Link to the source) In ancient times, people did not use numbers on age. Instead, they used texts. 

For males:

舞勺之年 = 13-14 years old

舞象之年 = 15 years old

弱冠之年 = 20 years old

三十而立 = 30 years old (Shen Hexuan's age in chapter 27)

四十不惑/不惑之年 = 40 years old (Feng Jianping's age in chapter 5)

古稀之年 = 70 years old 

For females, they're totally different. The texts used were even more beautiful.