This is not something I can say, the giant of the late Qing Dynasty Zhan Shichai , this is how it is.
Zhan Shichai was born in Hongguan Village, Wuyuan, Anhui Province in 1842 (now Jiangxi). His father was Zhan Zhenzhong. This family is very famous in the local area. The "Wuyuan County Chronicles" called the Zhan family "Hongguan Changren's Home" .
Zhan Zhenzhong was eight feet tall, he had four sons, and the record of his second son Zhan Shizhong was eight feet tall. One foot was about 31 centimeters in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The two fathers and sons were about 2.4 meters tall, which was taller than Yao Ming. Zhan Zhenzhong's fourth son Zhan Shichai is even more beautiful than him.
A tall person like this will be unusual since childhood. According to Zhan Shichai's tribe members, one year Zhan Shichai's mother took him to the Lantern Festival temple fair. As she watched Zhan Shichai suddenly became hungry, she stood in front of her mother to eat breasts.
There are many people who came to see the temple fair. Many villagers found it strange when they saw this scene, so they accused Zhan Shichai of saying that he was almost as tall as his mother, why did he still feel embarrassed to eat milk? Unexpectedly, Zhan Shichai's mother told people around her that her child was less than two years old and had not broken breast milk yet.
This is quite surprising. Zhan Shichai was able to stand up and eat breasts when she was less than two years old. Her height and physical fitness were completely different from ordinary people.
How tall is Zhan Shichai when he grew up? It is now impossible to determine. a few years ago it was rumored online that he was 3.19 meters. This is a little exaggerated because the coffin after his death was only 2.6 meters, and it is impossible for him to grow so many.
However, according to records left by the Aohua Museum, his height is more than 240 cm, and Zhan Shichai's former residence is still there, and the bedroom door is more than three meters high. According to ordinary people's habits, the top will not exceed himself too much. So the approximate range is more than 240 cm and less than 260 cm.
There are so many giants in the family, food consumption is a big problem. Of course, high also has high benefits. Zhan Shichai protected his family's property because of his height.
After the outbreak of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement, the Qing army suffered a series of defeats. A group of defeated soldiers passed by Hongguan Village. Most of the local people went out to flee, but Zhan Shichai did not leave. A group of Qing soldiers rushed into the Zhan family and wanted to rob property. Zhan Shichai, who was originally sitting, suddenly stood up, like a high tower.
The Qing soldiers who were originally defeated were afraid of this strange phenomenon and were so scared that they didn't care about money and fled quickly.
The world is getting more and more chaotic, and Zhan Shichai goes to Shanghai to make a living. According to statistics, due to nutrition and other factors, the average height of Chinese men in the late Qing Dynasty was 162.52 cm. A big man like Zhan Shichai became an alien no matter where he went, so he also attracted the attention of a European.
This European is close to Zhan Shichai and gained the favor of Zhan Shichai through some financial means. Of course, this European is not a philanthropist. He just took a fancy to Zhan Shichai's height and thought he was a rare item.
This is how Westerners are, talking about human rights and morality, but in fact they do the opposite. In order to satisfy their curiosity, they once created a "human zoo", which means arresting some natives from other regions and "carving them in captivity" and then selling tickets for profit.
Also, it is to look for all kinds of people they think are strange to go on tour, do some circuses and juggle. At that time, Westerners originally thought that the Qing people dressed strangely, and it would be even more strange to have such a tall Qing people.
Zhan Shichai originally came to Shanghai to make a living. Seeing this European promised a good prospect, he was moved, so he followed him around Britain, France, Russia, the United States, Japan and other countries.
In order to attract attention, the European "packaged" Zhan Shichai, claiming that he was 3 meters 1, and that he was the son of a high-ranking official of the Qing Dynasty (later it was said that he was 3 meters, so it was probably the same).
Zhan Shichai is very cooperative every time she appears in the performance, wearing the Qing Dynasty official uniform, and ties her big braids very clearly. This image and height have indeed caused a sensation in Europe. Some people travel thousands of miles just to see the "Strange Giant of the East". The attraction is even more popular than the Internet celebrity.
Because of the large amount of tickets, Zhan Shichai traveled around the world without spending a penny and made a lot of wealth. He is very talented in language and has learned the languages of many countries.
By the savings, Zhan Shichai finally settled in the UK and married a British wife. Their lives were also considered loving, and they gave birth to two sons and one daughter.
Zhan Shichai was very active in integrating into British society, wearing British clothes, speaking fluent English, and even gaining British nationality. However, he understood that he was always an alien in the eyes of the British, so he couldn't help but feel homesick in his heart. He repeatedly told his longing for his hometown to his eldest son Zhan Zechun, so that his son could have the opportunity to go home to recognize his ancestors.
Zhan Zechun heard it in his heart. Later, he worked in the British Consulate in Shanghai for a while, and took this opportunity to return to Hongguan Village to look for relatives. At that time, an uncle from his hometown made money in business and thought that Zhan Zechun just wanted to come back to divide the property, so it was ridiculous to refuse to recognize each other.
Zhan Zechun later returned to the UK. There was no news. Zhan Shichai's other two children became even more mysterious. Even their names were unknown, and their descendants were nowhere to be found.
Zhan Shichai finally died on November 5, 1893, died in the UK, but in the end he was unable to return to his roots. His experience was quite magical. If it weren't for leaving a photo, I wouldn't have believed that there were such a tall person in the late Qing Dynasty.
I just don’t know what kind of mood he feels like when he is treated as an alien every time he performs.
