In Chinese impression, the Japanese are cunning, violent, and force-minded beings. Chinese impression of Japan remains in the crimes committed by Japan on Chinese soil in World War II.
But what about the Japanese in ancient times? It is said that the Japanese in ancient times were very short, but what was the reason for this?
Ancient Japanese
From ancient times to the present, people have no resistance to beautiful things. In ancient times, there were four beautiful women, they represented the aesthetics of ancient China, and everyone had a heart for beauty, and beauty was what people have been pursuing.
If a good appearance will bring people a pleasant mood, then height is a bonus to appearance. A person's height determines his first impression, and in general, tall people tend to be more popular than short people.
With the development of society, the living standards of the people on the mainland are improving day by day, which means that the people on the mainland are nutritionally balanced, but the average height of the people on the mainland is far inferior to that of the Japanese.
According to 2010 national statistics, the average height of Japanese men is 171cm, and the average height of women is about 158cm; while the average height of mainland men is 166cm, and the average height of women is 155cm.
From this set of data, it can be seen that the current Japanese are much taller than the continent, but everyone is far from imagining that the height of the Japanese in ancient times was very short.
Hundreds of years ago, the height of Japanese samurai was their eternal pain. During the Warring States period in Japan, there was a great general, whose height was already considered to be the best at that time, and he fought in the south and won countless victories.
He was a tall and mighty presence in the hearts of the Japanese military and civilians, but according to historical records, the height of this great general was only one meter and five or six, which is not as tall as many girls in modern times.
Coincidentally, in Japanese history, there are three tragic heroes, one of whom is called Gen Yoshikei. He began to learn martial arts from an early age, and he was highly accomplished in martial arts and had many combat experiences.
At a young age, he became the first person in martial arts at that time. Later, historians found through investigation and research that the Yuan Yijing was not even one meter and four meters, and this discovery surprised all historians.
In ancient times, Japanese men were already so short, and women were even more so short. At that time, women were shorter than men, so a kind of shoes called clogs were particularly popular in Japan, which had the effect of increasing height and was deeply loved by the Japanese people at that time.
Why were the Japanese short in ancient times?
As we all know, Japan is an island country, and the island of Japan is surrounded by the sea on all sides. Japan is located at the junction of the Eurasian Plate and the Pacific Plate, the earth's crust is frequently moving, because it is at the junction of the plates, There are many volcanoes in Japan, the most famous of which is Mt. Fuji, which is an active volcano.
And Japan is also a region where earthquakes are frequent. These geological disasters led to the extremely unsmooth economic development of Japan in ancient times, coupled with the fact that Japan was an island country, and did not have as many lands as inland, where it could reclaim wasteland, develop agriculture, and make a living from farming.
Japan's geology was not suitable for farming, so in Japan at that time, there were still many people who could not eat enough.
As an island country, Japan is not only not suitable for farming, but even the cultivation of poultry is extremely unsuitable, and the food eaten by poultry needs to be farmed, and it is obvious that it is very difficult for Japan to even eat meat.
But the smart Japanese certainly wouldn't give up eating meat, so they focused their attention on the ocean. At that time, most Of the Japanese people made a living from fishing, they loved to eat seafood, and the famous salmon sashimi was spread from Japan to the mainland.
Although the Japanese found a way to eat meat, their fishing tools were extremely underdeveloped at that time, so most people at that time could not eat meat.
Later, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties on the mainland, Buddhism was introduced to Japan, and the Japanese emperor at that time was extremely religious in Buddhism, so he issued an order that all Japanese people were not allowed to eat meat.
Once the meat ban was issued, this made it even worse for the Already Hungry Japanese, which made their food and clothing problematic. Therefore, they can only desperately eat staple food, which is the formation of sushi.
Long-term malnutrition coupled with the inability to eat meat, protein can not keep up, let alone calcium supplementation, so their height has not been high.
Although genes account for a certain proportion, but the nutrition in the later stage is also very important, once nutrition can not keep up, even if the genes are good, height may not be able to keep up.
This is the reason why the ancient Japanese were short, and the fundamental reason is that the economy cannot keep up, and people live in poor conditions and cannot solve the problem of food and clothing, so they are very short.
Japanese people grow in height
Writing this, some people will ask, why were the ancient Japanese so short, but the average height of the Japanese people today is higher than the height of the mainland people? What is the secret of Japanese height?
It turns out that the Japanese also recognize their lack of height, and they have been trying to solve their height problem. First of all, the Japanese Emperor lifted the ban on meat, and the Japanese people can eat meat boldly with confidence.
Secondly, with the development of the economy, Japanese ports are becoming more and more developed, they can trade with various countries, introduced a lot of food, they eat better, nutrition can keep up.
Moreover, the Japanese government has tried to make residents drink milk, which also has a large amount of calcium in it, and it can grow tall when drunk. The Japanese not only improve their height materially, but also improve their genes from the source.
In history, there was a female emperor who was far-sighted and sent many beautiful Japanese women to China, gave birth to babies and returned to Japan with their children, so that the Japanese people had the genes of Chinese.
After World War II, Japan copied American genes in the same way, which led to the Japanese getting taller and taller, no longer the dwarf samurai of the time.
The Japanese said they were very satisfied with the solution to height, and their height and temperament were different.
Throughout the history of Japan's height development, they have developed from the original height of one meter and fifty to the current height of one meter and seven, a full span of more than ten centimeters.
This depends not only on the correct decision-making of the Japanese leaders, but also on the development of the economy, and the speed of development is really surprising, which not only makes people lament the perseverance of the Japanese.
China has had a height advantage since ancient times, our genes are unique, our living standards are constantly improving, and the people's happiness index is constantly increasing.
The new generation of post-10s should thrive under the nourishment of the mother of the motherland, do not be picky eaters, strengthen physical exercise, get less sick, grow tall, and contribute to the development of the motherland in the future.