Abstract: In this paper the stature of Chinese in 16 different regions and 23 minorities was studied based on the data of the author's surevy in 1979-1980, and the data from literatures.
From the analysis of geographic distribution of the stature of Chinese including Han nationality and minorities, we can see that the averages of the statures of different regions have a gradient from larger mean stature in the north to smaller in the southwest. The means of the stature of the peoples living in the Haunghe River valley and the northern and the northwestern China are larges! (over 167 cm). In the central and the southeastern China, the stature is slightly smaller than that of in the north and the northwest. The means of their stature belong to middle type. The means of the stature of the peoples living in the southwestern region are smallest and below 164 cm.

Key words: Stature; Chinese