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Lu Bu in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is taller than Yao Ming
Before getting to the main topic, we have to talk about the artistic processing of the popular novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The book writes about Nanman HTM3HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM4HTM5HTM4HTM5HTM4HTM5HTM4HTM5HTM4HTM5HTM5HTM4HTM5HTM5HTM4HTM5H Therefore, Luo Guanzhong basically reads the height of the characters in the novel, mostly fictional, and Wutugu is a completely spoof. There is no such person in real history, and it is even more impossible to have such a non-human height .
CCTV version Wutu bones among the Three Kingdoms
In ancient times, "the cloth finger knows the inch, and the cloth hand knows the ruler"
Shang Dynasty, one foot is 16.95cm today. A man of one foot is tall and strong at that time, so he is known as a "husband".
Zhou Dynasty, one foot is 23.1cm today;
Qin Dynasty, one foot is about 23.1cm;
Han Dynasty, one foot is about 21.35--23.75cm ( Eastern Han Dynasty is 23.75cm );
Three Kingdoms, one foot is 24.2cm today;
Southern Dynasties, one foot is about 25.8cm ;
Northern Wei, one foot is 30.9cm;
In the Sui Dynasty, one foot is 29.6cm;
In the Tang Dynasty, one foot is 30.7cm;
In the Song and Yuan dynasties, one foot is 31.68cm;
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, one foot is 31.1cm.
In fact, according to the "Three Kingdoms" and " Jin Shu ", Wang (the grandson of Wang Xiu, the son of Wang Yi, died in 311) is eight feet and four inches long, which is already the limit of written records. According to the Three Kingdoms ruler (24.2cm), he is as tall as 2 meters 03; Cheng Yu and He Kui's length is eight feet and three inches long, which is also considered a cold existence at a height. According to the Eastern Han ruler (23.75cm), they are all 1 meters 97 .
Cheng Yu is probably one and a half head taller than Cao Cao
. Almost all famous people who mentioned height in detail became famous in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, so their height should be calculated according to the Eastern Han ruler (23.75cm). Xu Chu and Liu Biao are more than eight feet long, which is usually speculated to be smaller than Cheng Yu's eight feet and three inches; Zhuge Liang is eight feet long (190cm), and has a very magnificent appearance, and people at that time are different; Liu Bei is seven feet and five inches long (178cm), with his knees hanging down, and he sees his ears; Tai Shi Ci is seven feet and seven inches long (183cm), with beautiful beards, ape's arms good at shooting, and his strings are not weak; Sun Shao, Qiao Zhou , Peng Yi , and Dong Xi are all eight feet tall. Their altitude is not as good as the previous three civil officials.
Review of the Three Kingdoms, we can see that they were recorded as typical examples of tall people at that time. Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, , Dianwei , Ma Chao , Wei Yan and other powerful generals only have descriptions of their appearance and physique, and have not recorded their height. At least they can boldly conclude that their height is difficult to exceed eight feet (190cm) .
Lu Shuming , who plays Guan Yu, is 1.86
In addition, the Wu general Zhu Ran was also mentioned in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", saying that he was "not seven feet long" (166cm), which means that Zhu Ran is a short man. As a general who charges on the battlefield, he is indeed a bit short in his early 160s.
So, it’s fine to look at the height in the novel, don’t take it too seriously.
