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1 mu to square meters

Mu is a mainland Chinese land area unit used for farmland and property references. It converts cleanly to square meters.

Published 2026-05-18 Area Source notes

Quick answer: 1 Chinese mu = 666.667 square meters = about 0.1647 acres = 0.0667 hectares.

Mu1
Square meters666.667 m2
Acres0.1647 acres
Hectares0.0667 ha

01 /Examples and fit notes

Farmland

6 mu is about 4,000 square meters.

Property

Use square meters when comparing a Chinese land area to international listings.

Important note

This uses the modern mainland mu.

Note 2

Survey and legal documents should be checked against official local records.

02 /How to use this lookup

This page answers one specific search intent. For a full table, reverse conversion, nearby units or a live calculator input, use the linked main converter.

When a Chinese listing includes both a label and a metric value, use the metric value first. Labels are useful shortcuts, but centimeters, kilograms and square meters are easier to verify.

03 /Modern Chinese unit context

For modern mainland China, area pages use the stated metric relationship on the converter page. If the source is a historical document, verify the period and region before using the number.

For the broader chart and source caveats, read the Chinese units conversion chart. It explains when jin, catty, mu, li, chi, cun and related units are safe to convert with modern mainland values.

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