Abstract: Ten anthropometric features ( weight, stature, upper arm girth, calf girth, biepicondylar breadth of the humerus, biepicondylar breadth of the femur, triceps skinfold, subscapular skinfold, supraspinale skinfold and medial calf skinfold) of the Mang, Deng, Lhoba and Monba peoples were investigated in Yunnan and Tibet from 2006 to 2007. The somatotype components of Heath-Carter somatotype were then calculated with the following results. In the southern ethnic groups, the physical characteristics of the Mang were short stature, light weight, thin body, low sebum and weak muscles. The physical characteristics of the Deng were short stature, light weight and thin body. The Deng males had strong muscles and a middle sebum, whereas the Deng females were stronger and had thicker sebum. The physical characteristics of the Lhoba and Monba showed high stature, heavy weight, a healthy body, thick sebum and strong muscles.
Monba males are considered endomorphic mesomorphs, whereas the Mang, Deng and Lhoba are considered balanced mesomorphs. The females belonging to the Deng, Lhoba and Monba peoples are mesomorphic endomorphs, whereas Mang females are endomorphic mesomorphs. The males of the Mang, Deng and Lhoba belong to the South Asian type, while Monba males belong to the North Asian type. Mang females also belong to the South Asian type, whereas Deng, Lhoba and Monba females belong to the North Asian type.

Key words: Heath-Carter Anthropometry; Mang;Deng; Lhoba;Monba; South Asian type of Mongoloid; North Asian type of Mongoloid