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	Tael - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The local tael also took precidence over any central measure, so the Canton tael weighed 37.5 g, the Convention or Shanghai tael was 33.9 g (1.09 oz troy), and the Customs or Haikwan tael 37.8 g (defined as 1 1/3 oz avoirdupois, about 1.22 oz troy).
		However, the tael was still the basis of the silver currency and sycee remained in use until the end of the Qing Dynasty.
		Tael is also the name of a dark coloured fairy companion of the Skull Kid in the video game The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tael (408 words)

	Tael -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The most common government measure was the Kuping (treasury) tael, weighing 1.2 (A unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound) Troy ounces (37.3 g).
		However, the tael was still the basis of the silver currency and sycee remained in use until the end of the (The last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu) Qing Dynasty.
		Tael is also the name of a dark coloured (Small, human in form, playful, having magical powers) fairy companion of the Skull Kid in the video game (Click link for more info and facts about The Legend of Zelda) The Legend of Zelda: (Click link for more info and facts about Majora's Mask) Majora's Mask.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/ta/tael.htm (428 words)

	tael (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The tael (兩) was part of the Chinese system of weights and currency.
		The most common government measure was the Kuping (treasury) tael, weighing 1.2 Troy ouncess (37.3 g).
		The local tael also took precidence over any central measure, so the Canton tael weighed 1.21 ounces, the Convention or Shanghai tael was 1.09 ounces, and the Customs or Haikwan tael 1.22 ounces.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /tael.html (351 words)

	Read about Tael at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Tael and learn about Tael here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Canton tael weighed 37.5 g, the Convention or Shanghai tael was 33.9 g (1.09 oz troy), and the Customs or
		Haikwan tael 37.8 g (defined as 1 1/3 oz avoirdupois, about 1.22 oz troy).
		Tael is also the name of a dark coloured fairy companion of the
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Tael (355 words)

	Gold Tael Bars
		The tael is an ancient Chinese unit of weight.
		Unfortunately, like many old weight systems, the weight of the tael was not absolutely standard, but varied slightly from one place to another, but it can be generally reckoned as about 37.5 grams, 1.2 troy ounces, or 1.3333 avoirdupois ounces.
		Gold tael bars are known to have been made in denominations of 1/2, 1, 2, 5, and 10 taels, but many other multiples and fractions were almost certain to have been made.
	www.taxfreegold.co.uk /goldtaelbars.html (577 words)

	wotmania: feed your wheel of time addiction
		Tael was thrown to the ground as the tree blew apart.
		Kail was able to dodge the first fire ball that Tael threw at him, but he lost his balance and had to swing the sword to block the next one.
		She pounded Tael into the wall of the prison and kept on him until she thought he was dead.
	www.wotmania.com /fictionpostcontent.asp?ID=82 (5161 words)

	Chapter TABASHEER <i>to</i> TAHSEELDAR of T by The Hobson Jobson Dictionary
		The standard liang or tael is, according to Dr. Wells Williams, = 579·84 grs.
		These probably come through the medium of the Portuguese, in which the final l of the singular tael is changed into s in the plural.
		Tael unum in Malacca pendet 16 masas.”—De Bry, ii.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/260/1287/20253/2.html (654 words)

	Research on Gold Bars
		One tael is equivalent to 1.2 oz or 37.4 g.
		Tael bars, ranging from ½ tael to 10 taels, are widely traded in Chinese-speaking countries, mainly Hong Kong and Taiwan.
		Cast tael bars are manufactured in 3 shapes: ‘biscuits’, ‘doughnuts’ and ‘boats’ and the Exhibition displays a variety of tael bars from manufacturers in Hong Kong.
	goldinfo.net /goldbars.html (2814 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is also true that many have cursed me." [Tael - snip] Tael drank from his mug of water, "well does that refresh your 'so many battle' memory," the bitterness was creeping into his tone, "young Kalon was my friend too, I'd been entrusted with his care and training by Hawk.
		[Tael - snip] His eyes widened in surprise, he'd been too busy defending the Assassin to notice his actions, but as he spoke those fateful words he realised it was all as Rodric had said.
		Tael had been blinded by the death of his friend to look for the cause, and now he know.
	inconnu.isu.edu /~jonesy/doc/brig/brig010.html (1134 words)

	Scale system in ancient China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		One tael in 37.783 grams might be one of Guang Ping (Custom scales), a standard established for certain marine custom to collect taxes in silver, which foreigners used to deal with, and the ones tailored for foreign trades.
		There had had official tael in the past, too, it was called Ku Ping (Treasury Scale), set forth by the Ching's central government.
		The government had tried to request every provinces to comply so, but few of them had obeyed, eventually it turned out to be every provinces had their own Ku Pin, and most of them were different from the central government's.
	www.charm.ru /library/faq002.htm (685 words)

	Stories from the Shadows
		One leg laboriously dragged itself over the rump of the horse and with a lot of creak, groans, and grunts Tael dismounted, holding firmly to the pommel of the horse.
		His disapproval had radiated over the one on Tael's shoulder, an ugly puckered one that Faercathen now rubbed, remembering the quick stitching done in the midst of battle so Tael hadn't lost his arm.
		Tael stirred and jerked, his gentle eyes darting around frantically until they settled on Faercathen.
	www.deathshade.com /Stories (4011 words)

	TAEL - LoveToKnow Article on TAEL
		The tael is not a coin, the only silver currency, apart from imported dollars, being the ingots of silver known as " sycee "; the only other native currency is the copper " cash." As a money of account the tael is divided into 10 mace (tsien), 100 conderin or candereen (fun), 1000 li.
		the custom-house tael, that in which duties are paid to the Imperial Maritime Customs, is a weight of 58-77 grains Troy, the value of which varies; thus it was reckoned at 33.
		To properly cite this TAEL article in your work, copy the complete reference below:
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /T/TA/TAEL.htm (144 words)

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		Tael bars, described as ‘boats’, range from ½ tael to 10 taels.
		The most popular tael bar weight is the 5 tael ‘biscuit’ cast bar (6 oz or 187 g).
		Tael bars, described as ‘doughtnuts’, are available in 3 small sizes, ½, 1 and 2 taels.
	goldtipper.front.ru /bars.html (2500 words)

	ETERA > English > Etera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		TaEL pension insurance became part of the system in 1986.
		TaEL, the Pension Fund for Performing Artists and Certain Groups of Employees, manages the pension insurance of TaEL employees by purchasing services from Etera under an agreement.
		The new company Etera will continue to be the country's only employment pension company offering LEL and TaEL insurance until 2007, when the employment pension acts will be combined into a single act for the whole private sector.
	swedish.etera.fi /english/corporate_facts (236 words)

	ETERA > English > Corporate Customer > Arranging for insurance > TaEL insurance
		Under TaEL (the Pensions Act for Performing Artists and Certain Groups of Employees), not only artistic occupations but all short-term work (i.e., periodic employment) in the private sector is insured as follows:
		TaEL covers employees in artistic occupations (effective 1986) whose employment relationship is intended to last under a year and whose work contribution is of a sufficiently creative and/or performing nature.
		All employment (short-term and long-term) where a private household is the employer, with the exception of work falling under the LEL employment pension scheme.
	swedish.etera.fi /english/corporate/arranging_for_insurance/tael_insurance (139 words)

	Tael (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The nominal fineness of the Hong Kong tael bar is 990 but in Taiwan, 5 and 10 tael bars may be 999.9 fine.
		The bars traded are normally 5 and 10 taels, although a 1 tael bar, shaped like a slipper bath, is also sold to investors.
		The basic contract on the Hong Kong Gold and Silver Exchange is a lot of 100 taels, composed of twenty 5-tael bars.
	www.pamp.com /gold_c/Info_site/in_glos/in_glos_tael.html (141 words)

	The Instructiveness of Dreams
		After they had placed the hundred tael of silver in safekeeping, she let fifty tael of silver disappear.
		When they came to get the hundred tael of silver, the old woman did not give them, she did not return them.
		I stole away your fifty tael of silver, buried the old woman, entered your belly and came to gather your fifty tael of silver.
	home.arcor.de /marcmarti/yugur/folktale/tale46a.htm (1260 words)

	Re: Tatl, Tael, or Navi? - The Legend of Zelda - Nintendo NSider Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		ok here: Tatl is the yellow one in majora's mask, Tael is the purple one is majora's mask, and Navi is the blue one in ocarina of time.
		Tael the "boy" fairy hangs with skull kid.
		I think Tael would have been a better partner.
	forums.nintendo.com /nintendo/board/message?board.id=zelda&message.id=527710 (171 words)

	All About Tael
		Tael is the twin brother of Link's fairy, Tatl.
		Tatl and Tael then get separated, and so Tatl goes with Link to try and find Tael (and stop Skull Kid from being evil).
		He was separated from Tatl at the very beginning, and remains with Skull Kid for the remainder of the game.
	rebeccalyall.tripod.com /tael/id1.html (98 words)

	VietnamTrade.org :: Business News Archive
		Meanwhile, the SJC gold price in the capital city of Hanoi has surged by VND20,000-30,000/per tael to VND6.1 million/tael.
		The soaring gold price is prompted by the world gold price which is on the upward curve as gold is considered as a safe haven to invest in during uncertainty time, an interest cut by the European Central Bank and the United States' slow economic recovery and its slump in securities market.
		The gold price, the observers says, is unlikely to go down in the coming weeks as local demand for gold is often strong in the next two months.
	www.vietnamtrade.org /news_archive.cfm?pubid=3FF97C81-BD04-4693-9BCB-4EF9D7BB89F1 (237 words)

	Thanhnien News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		One tael of 99.99 percent pure gold sold for VND 7.66 million to VND 7.71 million per tael in the southern economic hub Ho Chi Minh City.
		Prices are expected to remain stable as domestic gold manufacturers imported around 6,000 kilos of gold in early August.
		Vietnam uses the “tael” as a weight measurement for gold, 0.75 tael being equivalent to one ounce.
	thanhniennews.com /print.php?catid=2&newsid=1172 (143 words)

	CF Liu
		C.F. Liu is an important and outstanding sycee collectors; his collection, weighing in at over 20,000 taels, is believed to be the largest private hoard in the world.
		A 10 Tael Square Trough Issued by Yang Shan-An Affiliate of the Kuangtung 13 Firms or A Salt Merchant, Dated the 8th Year of Jia Ching
		A 10 Tael Square Trough Issued by Jou Shan-An Affiliate of the Kuangtung 13 Firms or A Salt Merchant, Dated the 14th Year of Tao Kuang
	www.sycee-on-line.com /Cf_liu.htm (756 words)

	Qing Dynasty Currency: Hens Nest ingot. Silver Tael. (Coins, Currency) at AC All Collectibles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Owing to silver was too valuable for the average people to use it in their daily life, most of the people at that time used cash coins instead.
		It was because too few people could afford using a silver bigger than that amount.
		Silver Tael from the Qing Dynasty (1644 — 1911).
	pages.tias.com /8984/PictPage/1922346847.html (450 words)

	[ELFWOOD] Fan Art / Jenni 'Ryuu' Peltola / 'Tatl and Tael' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		in Majora's Mask, she gets separated from Tael and the Skull Kid because she was trying to stop Link.
		Tael was always calling Tatl with name 'Sis', so she's a girl.
		Tatl and Tael flew down the hill to see what they could see, then a person stood up and drew them.
	elfwood.lysator.liu.se /fanq/p/e/peltola2/majorakeijut.jpg.html (377 words)

	A 50 Tael Sycee with Inscriptions Articulating the Salt Tax System of the Jing Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The submitted salt tax silver was recast by the commissioner into an unit weight in approximately 50 taels, and the exact weight of each sycee was inscribed on its surface.
		Every salt tax silver had to be assayed and weighed, and the exchange rate between silver and paper note had to be noted.
		This is the 2nd piece with the similar detailed information on the salt tax system of the Jing Dynasty that we know of, the other one is housed in the Museum of the People's Bank of China in Beijing.
	www.sycee-on-line.com /Jing_salttax.htm (276 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Normally, the lengths of Pai-Fang-Dings are ranging from 5.5 to 6.0 cm, and the widths, from 3.6 to 4.0 cm, each weights approximately for 5 taels in Kunmin scale (180g) on the average; the stipulated purity then was 98%, but current test reported only 96% more or less.
		Local banks then in Yunnan were not the only players got involved in opium trading, but also many other businessman, they all together had achieved in a huge trading surplus for this rural and under-developed province by that time, especially during the years of Kuang-Hsu (1874-1908).
		In 1901, a single marine custom in the western Yunnan was reported to collect opium tax, on an annum basis, for more than twenty million taels of silver in Ku-Pin scale, as for the overall transaction value, needless to say, it’s much more than this.
	www.charm.ru /library/yunnan.htm (1308 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: China
		The indemnity was raised to 8,000,000 taels, and Kow-loon, opposite Hong-Kong, was ceded to England as a dependency of this island.
		At the end of 1906, 2096 localities were opened to postal business, and in 1907 the number of articles dealt with increased to nearly 113 millions.
		Measures of weight: The tan or picul = 100 kin or catties = 133 1/3 lbs; 1 kin (pound or catty) = 16 taels or 1 1/3 lb; 1 tael (ounce of liang) = 24 chou or 1 1/3 oz.; 1 liang = 10 tsien; 1 tsien = 10 fen; 1 fen = 10 li.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03663b.htm (8669 words)

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