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On September 9, 1976, bad news came to China and even the world. Our beloved Chairman Mao passed away in Beijing. The sudden death of this giant of the world aroused the sadness of people all over the world. People rushed to Beijing to express their condolences, and Beijing city was overcrowded overnight.
In order to pay homage to Chairman Mao's body, many people rushed to the Great Hall of the People to attend the memorial service. As time went by, the sadness that permeated the crowd not only did not dissipate, but the enthusiasm for the discussion about Chairman Mao actually increased. Rising higher.
Among them, Chairman Mao’s height also makes everyone curious. After all, many characteristics of Chairman Mao are worth exploring. In the hearts of everyone, Chairman Mao is tall and majestic, bringing us shelter. In the hearts of the people of the world, Chairman Mao stands tall in the east and leads. The world's proletarian revolutionary movement has long been hailed as the Giant of the East by many countries.
So what is the real height of this giant? Why are there no specific records and reports? Is there any concrete conclusion in the end? Three times in a circle, click to follow~
It turns out that Chairman Mao worked hard all his life, leading the revolutionary movement in his early years, and later After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he liberated the whole of China. The modest and cautious Chairman Mao was not willing to reveal and show too much He thought it was too publicity, so there were no history books or specific reports written specifically for him, so Chairman Mao's height is also unknown.
But most people think that Chairman Mao's height is about 1.83 meters, because in his early years, Chairman Mao traveled all over the country, and many people witnessed a tall man who was 1.8 meters tall and spoke with a Xiangtan accent.
But as time goes by, there are endless opinions about Chairman Mao’s true height. Some people say that Chairman Mao is less than 1.8 meters, some say that Chairman Mao may be only 1.75 meters, and there are even reports that Chairman Mao is 1 meter. The remarks of seventy-two and one meter seven. But these claims are not groundless.
The statement that he is 1.72 meters tall
The statement that Chairman Mao is 1.72 meters tall is actually well-founded. This rhetoric comes from a photo of Chairman Mao and Chiang Kai-shek. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were negotiating in Chongqing. In order to show the peaceful attitude of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, after signing the "Double Ten Agreement", the two took a group photo. In the group photo, Chairman Mao and Chiang Kai-shek are dressed very formally. Chiang Kai-shek is standing on the left side of Chairman Mao. Chiang Kai-shek is full of ambition, while Chairman Mao is calm and calm. Compared with the two, Chairman Mao is slightly taller than Chiang Kai-shek by half a head.
Chiang Kai-shek's height is based on Chiang Kai-shek's study in Japan and was recorded by Japan's Non-commissioned Officer School . His height was only about 1.69 meters, and Chairman Mao was slightly taller than Chiang Kai-shek by half a head, so Chiang Kai-shek was used as a reference. Moso bamboo should be 1.72 meters tall.
But Chiang Kai-shek's so-called Japanese Military Academy records are not accurate. Although Chiang Kai-shek once recommended himself to study in Japan and studied in the Japanese Military Academy, he gained Sun Yat-sen's trust and became the principal of Whampoa Military Academy . However, there was no record of Chiang Kai-shek going to Japan to study at that time, and there was no specific information about Chiang Kai-shek in the Japanese Military Academy.
Although Chiang Kai-shek had roped in many people to testify for himself, including Zhang Qun who actually graduated from the tenth phase of the Japanese Military Academy, they could not prove that Chiang Kai-shek had studied in Japan. Chiang Kai-shek's information became a mystery. Later, Li Zongren solved the mystery. It turned out that Chiang Kai-shek was most likely lying.
At that time, in order to be able to enter the Whampoa Military Academy, to prove his status, and to successfully gain power in the Whampoa Military Academy, Chiang Kai-shek found Liu Zongji, who was in charge of the Japanese Alumni Association, and gave Liu Zongji tens of thousands Foreign , Liu Zongji was asked to record Chiang Kai-shek's name on the roster of students studying abroad, thereby pretending that he was a returnee from the Japanese Military Academy. At the same time, he lied that he was a student of the sixth batch of the Japanese Military Academy, and his qualifications were higher than Zhang's. Qun and Li Zongren are even bigger.
Therefore, the information about Chiang Kai-shek's so-called Japanese Military Academy may be false, and his height data may not be true. It is impossible to infer Chairman Mao's height from Chiang Kai-shek's fake height.
But Chairman Mao not only took a photo with Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing, he also had a photo with the US Ambassador to China. If we use the U.S. Ambassador to China as a reference, it is known that the U.S. Ambassador to China is 1.88 meters tall and wears a hat. Chairman Mao is half a head shorter than him when standing next to the U.S. Ambassador. So someone It is fair to believe that Chairman Mao's height may be around 1.75 to 1.78 meters.
But some people still refute the 1.75 meter argument. The reason is that Chairman Mao and Liu Shaoqi attended a conference together in 1959. At this conference, Chairman Mao and Liu Shaoqi sat side by side. The height of the upper bodies of the two people seemed to be almost the same. Liu Shaoqi's height is about 1.72 meters, and Chairman Mao and Liu Shaoqi look about the same height, so Chairman Mao's height may still be 1.72 meters.
However, some people hold objections to judging Chairman Mao's height through photos. This is too ambiguous and blurs the real information. It is best to have someone witness it in person to be convincing. At this time, the son of my country's famous economist Zhang Naiqi published a statement in the newspaper. In the statement, he specifically pointed out Chairman Mao's height, which should be about 1.75 meters.
Zhang Naiqi's son Zhang Lifan said that this was real data provided by his father. His father had been in contact with Chairman Mao several times and had personally met Chairman Mao before the Liberation War, so his words sounded more convincing. . What's more, Zhang Naiqi later worked for the central government and often met Chairman Mao.
Zhang Naiqi’s son claimed that his father’s height was about 1.72 meters. When his father met Chairman Mao, he felt that Chairman Mao was a little taller than him, but not much taller, so the difference was probably only three centimeters. So Zhang Naiqi's son concluded that Chairman Mao was about 1.75 meters tall.
Zhang Naiqi
But this argument was not convincing enough, so Zhang Lifan explained to everyone that his father had participated in air combat and flown airplanes in the past, and his judgment was extremely accurate, and the possibility of error was extremely small. At the same time, in order to support his remarks, Zhang Lifan also gave everyone an example of Luo Ruiqing. Luo Ruiqing was the first Minister of Public Security after the founding of the People's Republic of my country. He was tall and muscular, about 1.83 meters tall. As Minister of Public Security, he often talked with Chairman Mao We attended major meetings and events together and were responsible for protecting Chairman Mao’s safety.
Therefore, there are many photos of the two people together. From the photos of the two people, it can be seen that Chairman Mao is several centimeters shorter than Luo Ruiqing. It is known that Luo Ruiqing's height will have some differences between young adults and old people, and the numerical fluctuation is also one meter. Between 8 and 1.83 meters, if Chairman Mao is several centimeters shorter than Luo Ruiqing, then it is more credible that Chairman Mao is about 1.75 meters tall.
Later, when he measured Chairman Mao's crystal coffin , he also measured Chairman Mao's length. The data at that time was about 1.78 meters, so Zhang Lifan believed that his data and judgment were correct.
It is well known that Chairman Mao is 1.8 meters tall.
However, people generally believe that Chairman Mao is tall. He must be more than 1.72 to 1.75 meters tall, because Chairman Mao has met many private visiting groups in the past, and even went to the countryside. When I met and talked with fellow villagers, everyone who had seen Chairman Mao had the impression that he was a majestic figure.
Moreover, Chairman Mao has taken a lot of photos with Premier Zhou. Premier Zhou has accurate height data, that is, about 1.7 meters. When Chairman Mao stands next to Premier Zhou, he is obviously taller than Premier Zhou. Such height The difference is enough to prove that Chairman Mao's height is definitely more than 1.75 meters.
At a time when opinions were diverging, Wang Hebin, who once served as Chairman Mao's personal doctor, couldn't help but stand up and say something fair.In Chairman Mao's later years, he was responsible for recuperating Chairman Mao's body. Wang Hebin said firmly that he was 1.7 meters tall, but when he looked at Chairman Mao, he had to raise his head, which showed that Chairman Mao was much taller. Because of himself, it is not wrong for people to think that he is about 1.8 meters tall.
There was a contradiction between Wang Hebin's statement and Zhang Naiqi's statement. Later, when filming the great man's film and television drama, he had difficulties when faced with Chairman Mao's choice of actors. In order to achieve a realistic restoration, we need to have very high requirements for the actor's image, almost demanding data, and we don't know what to do when it comes to height. Therefore, it is impossible to determine whether Chairman Mao is 1.8 meters tall or 1.75 meters tall.
Wang Hebin
Fortunately, a few years later, a ninety-year-old man stood up and personally assured everyone that he knew the truest and most accurate height of Chairman Mao.
This ninety-year-old man is Li Jiaji, the guard who accompanied Chairman Mao for 13 years. At that time, Chairman Mao was old and needed someone to take care of and protect him, and Li Jiaji was one of them.
At that time, Li Jiaji was only in his early twenties. In the era of turbulent wars, Li Jiaji could not escape being invaded and exploited by the enemy, and finally had to join the Eighth Route Army. But because he was very young and looked very thin, Li Jiaji had been working as a correspondent in the rear. In 1948, Li Jiaji wanted to apply to the front line, but his comrades and leaders decided to transfer Li Jiaji to the central government in order to protect him. To take on the groceries.
This made Li Jiaji very angry. He wanted to do the most valuable thing instead of hiding behind the team and being protected. But when the leader informed him that he was going to assist Chairman Mao in his life, Li Jiaji turned from sadness to joy and was very excited. This time he could actually see the great man with his own eyes. Li Jiaji felt that this was more meaningful than going into battle to kill the enemy.
After that, he was transferred from the front line to Xibaipo . At first, he only served as a correspondent in Xibaipo and did not meet Chairman Mao. In the evening, I will make some midnight snacks and share them with everyone. Li Jiaji came for a while but did not see Chairman Mao, which made Li Jiaji a little disappointed.
Fortunately, he learned everything quickly, especially noodles. Xibaipo liked noodles the most, and Li Jiaji later learned to make good noodles. The fragrance from his lower body attracted many people, and one of them was tall, which left a deep impression on Li Jiaji. The man came to the kitchen with Ye Zilong. When he saw Li Jiaji, he smiled brightly and ordered several large bowls of noodles. This made Li Jiaji confused. It was not until the man left that he asked Ye Zilong that he knew who had just come to eat noodles. This person is the Chairman Mao he misses so much!
A few days later, Li Jiaji was notified to be transferred to Chairman Mao's side and serve as Chairman Mao's bodyguard. When Chairman Mao first saw him, he recognized him as the little ghost who made noodles for him that night, which made Li Jiaji very embarrassed.
Li Jiaji has been with the chairman since 1949, and it has been 13 years. During these 13 years, he learned a lot from Chairman Mao. Chairman Mao also set up a school for them. Li Jiaji recalled that Chairman Mao took care of them rather than taking care of Chairman Mao. Chairman Mao did many things himself, but At the same time, Chairman Mao also had to check their studies, grade their homework, and even introduce them to potential partners.
Later, after the founding of New China, China and the Soviet Union established friendly relations. Chairman Mao was invited by the Soviet Union to attend a meeting in the Soviet Union, and Li Jiaji was also accompanying him at the time.
The Soviet Union attached great importance to Chairman Mao's visit. In order to highlight its friendly attitude towards China, it specially prepared a villa and room for Chairman Mao. In order to allow Chairman Mao to rest properly, it also planned to build a soft bed for Chairman Mao.
The length and width of this soft bed required Chairman Mao's height. After discussing with Chairman Mao, Li Jiaji made the measurements for Chairman Mao. Li Jiaji told everyone with great certainty that at that time he used a tape ruler to measure Chairman Mao's figure, which was 1.8 meters.
Although the data of the soft ruler is definitely not more accurate than the current data, it is not bad, and after they went to the Soviet Union, the 1.8-meter bed they prepared for Chairman Mao was just right. The Soviet data cannot be deceiving.Although Chairman Mao did not sleep on the soft bed, but slept on the hard bed again, both the soft bed prepared by the Soviet Union and the hard bed were measured according to Chairman Mao's height, so one meter The data of eight is relatively the most reliable.
According to folklore, Chairman Mao was 1.83 meters tall, and Li Jiaji measured the figure as 1.8 meters when Chairman Mao was in his later years. When people enter old age, compared to young adults, many joints and cells will decline, including height. This shows that Chairman Mao was 1.83 meters tall in his youth and 1.8 meters tall in his later years. This is the real data.
In fact, no matter how tall he is, a great man is still a great man. His spirit and actions have created a legend. In everyone's heart, he is a standing giant.
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