Abstract: This paper analysed the trend of difference between urban and rural area about height growth in the past 10 years ( 1985— 1995) in Chinese Han nationality children aged 7— 18 in twenty-six provinces. The result shows that the difference in height between urban and rural children lessened 0. 55 ( boy s) and 0. 64 ( girls) cm on the average. The lessen range in adolescence is biggest. The trends are different among provinces, the southern provinces lessen obviously than northern provinces.

Key words: Height, Difference between urban and rural, Children