Abstract: The Bajia and Kongge belong to unrecognized ethnic groups in China. Eighty-six anthropological characteristics were assessed in 158 Bajia adults (61 males and 97 females) and 71 Kongge adults (46 males and 25 females) living in Xishuangbanna City, Yunnan Province. The results of this research are as follows. The frequency of upper eyelid eyefold of the Bajia is 95.08% (male) and 98.97% (female), and of the Kongge is 80.43% (male) and 100% (female). The frequency of the Mongoloid fold in the Bajia is 18.03% (male) and 29.90% (female), whereas in the Kongge values are 32.61% (male) and 64% (female). Opening heights of eye slits in the Bajia and Kongge are medium, with the external angle higher than the internal angle. Nasal root height is medium in Bajia and Kongge females, but higher in Kongge males. Straight nose bridges characterize both the Bajia and Kongge. Cheekbones of the Bajia are not prominent. The nose breadth and interocular breadth are nearly equal length in the Bajia and Kongge. Their ear lobe types are round.Lip thickness is thin, with the upper lip skin height mostly medium. Eye color of the Bajia is mostly brown, whereas the Kongge is black. Adults of the Bajia and Kongge are hypsicephalic and tapeinocephalic type, mesorrhiny, mesatiskelic, with broad shoulder breadth and short stature. Bajia adults have characteristics of brachycephaly, long trunk and broad chest circumference. Kongge adults have a medium chest circumference and narrow distance between iliac crests. Cluster analysis shows that the physical characteristics of the Bajia and Kongge belong to the southern ethnic groups.

Key words: Anthropometry; Bajia; Kongge; Cluster analysis