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In the late Qing Dynasty, due to social security problems, there were many talented people on the streets, all of whom relied on their skills to support their families.
Among these talented people, there is one person who is the most special, that is, Zhan Shizhan who lives in Hongguan Village, Wuyuan, Anhui, and it is rumored that his height has risen to an unimaginable 3.19 meters, more than a little taller than Yao Ming, the first person in our men's basketball team.
It is precisely because of this height that Zhan Shizhao's family has become a local celebrity, and even later went to Europe to travel the world for free, and finally married a wife and had children to become a winner in life.
The tallest man in China
In 1842, Zhan Shizhan was born in a family in Hongguan Village, Wuyuan, Anhui, and before he was born, his mother had already given birth to three children, and in Hongguan Village, their family was a real "net celebrity".
The reason is simple, Zhan Shizhao's father is about 1.91 tall, and due to genetic problems, all the children born to his mother are about two meters, which is extremely rare in that era.
And Zhan Shizhan is the tallest of the four children, although the second brother is already more than two meters tall, but when Zhan Shizhan was two years old, he was already as tall as his mother, and made a big joke for this.
Once Zhan Shizhan and his mother went to the street to visit the temple fair, but Zhan Shizhan suddenly babbled and cried, and the mother was puzzled and thought that the child was tired, so she took him into her arms and coaxed him up.
If it were a normal child, it would be nothing in everyone's eyes, but looking at Zhan Shizhan who was as tall as his mother, everyone was puzzled, and thought that his mother had encountered a rogue.
The mother also noticed the abnormality, and he quickly explained to the people around him that this was his two-year-old child, but he was taller, so that everyone dispersed.
In that era, the average height of people was not so high, and suddenly a family was almost two meters, and everyone would inevitably look at it strangely, which made Zhan Shizhan a little inferior since he was a child.
However, what is more unexpected is that Zhan Shizhao's height does not seem to stop growing, and he soon became the tallest one in the family, and the scary thing is that his height is still growing.
Slowly more and more strange eyes came to them, and Zhan Shizhan and his family could only bear it silently, but they believed that one day their current situation would change, and it was not too late for this day to come.
For the first time, I was conveniently accommodated by height
After the outbreak of the Taiping Rebellion, the Qing army was defeated one after another, and wherever they ran, they tried to rob some property first, and soon the battle reached here.
After the villagers of Hongguan Village got the news, most of them fled, but Zhan Shizhan and his family did not leave, they sat in the hall house, and when the Qing soldiers entered the door, they were stunned by the sight in front of them.
Zhan Shizhan abruptly stood up from the stool, which frightened them, where had they seen such a tall giant, so they scattered and fled.
Gradually, the story of Zhan Shizhan scaring away the Qing soldiers spread in the village, and everyone no longer joked about them, but had a little more respect, after all, it didn't take a soldier to scare away the Qing soldiers, except for their family, it may be difficult for anyone to do it.
At this time, it is rumored that Zhan Shizhao's height has risen to about two meters and five meters, so that the giant is the most conspicuous existence wherever he goes, and he has also become a local red man.
After that, the world became more and more chaotic, his brother proposed to take him to Shanghai to develop, hoping to get a good job, Zhan Shizhan did not want to run so far at first, he wanted to guard this acre of three-point land.
But there is a problem, because the family is very high, the daily amount of food is much more than usual, and gradually Zhan Shiyu found that the food at home seems to be in short supply.
So after consideration, Zhan Shizhan finally followed his brother to Shanghai, hoping to solve the minimum problem of food and clothing there, but he never expected that it was this trip to Shanghai that changed his life's destiny.
Meet European businessmen
At that time, Shanghai was a relatively avant-garde city, where many foreigners gathered to do business, and when they first came here, the Zhan Shizhan brothers were stunned by the sight in front of them.
They were amazed by the people on the street, which they had never seen before in their hometown, where people were all dressed in suits and shoes, all looking like successful people.
Zhan Shizhan and his brother found a restaurant to do odd jobs, of course, they looked at Shanghai very fresh, Shanghai saw the two brothers are also very fresh, no one has ever seen such a tall person.
During the days when he worked in the hotel, Zhan Shizhan often attracted the attention of guests, and over time, the hotel has become a local feature, and many people come to see how tall this legendary giant is.
Seeing that the benefits brought by Zhan Shizhan to the hotel are getting better and better, the boss is also happy in his heart, and Zhan Shizhan is also very happy in his heart, and he can make money by relying on his own advantages, without any scruples.
Until one day, the appearance of a European changed the current situation and life of Zhan Shizhao, this European just arrived at the door of the hotel, was attracted by Zhan Shizhan inside, he had never seen such a tall person before.
So the European entered the hotel and briefly exchanged a few words with Zhan Shichi, he greeted Zhan Shichi with a broken Chinese, and then suddenly had a bold idea in his heart.
In the following conversation, the European explained to Zhan Shizhan the intention of letting him go to Europe to develop, and told him that he could make a lot of money and not make much effort, at first Zhan Shizhan was not moved, after all, no one can believe that a strange foreigner suddenly tells you to take you to make money.
In the end, the European also used some financial means, and finally Zhan Shizhan was moved, and after convincing his brother, he followed the European to a foreign land.
After seeing Zhan Shizhan agree, the European began to pack a lot, he declared Zhan Shizhan to be a Qing Dynasty official, and claimed that he had 3 meters 1. After that, it was rumored that Zhan Shizhan had 3.19 meters from here.
After coming abroad, those people were quickly attracted by Zhan Shichi's height, plus this European packaged him well, and for a while many foreigners asked for a group photo, according to the charging model, Zhan Shizhan had a lot of income.
And this European obviously does not want to stop there, he took Zhan Shizhan to travel around various countries, and all these expenses do not need to be paid by him, the only thing Zhan Shizhan needs to do is wear the traditional clothes of the Qing Dynasty and take pictures with these people.
Slowly, the name of "strange giant of the East" spread throughout every country, and Zhan Shizhan was full of people everywhere he went, a proper ancient "Internet celebrity".
In this way, Zhan Shizhan followed this European and traveled around the world as a "tour", along the way Zhan Shizhan also met all kinds of people, everyone's biggest curiosity about him is nothing more than a little, why can this person grow so tall?
Take the English wife's life to be complete
After earning enough money, Zhan Shizhan chose to settle in England, and by chance, he met his wife, who was also an Englishman.
This Englishman was introduced by the man who made his money, and he saw that Zhan Shizhan was quite lonely alone, and he was arguing to go home, so the Europeans introduced him to a woman.
This British woman was born handsome, Zhan Shizhan quickly liked him, the woman did not ask too much about Zhan Shizhao's background, and finally the two settled in the UK to live a happy life.
In the UK, Zhan Shizhan is very active in wanting to integrate here, he actively learns English and British culture with his wife, but he did not expect that Zhan Shizhan is quite smart, he not only learned English, but also learned many languages.
In the end, with his excellent skills, Zhan Shizhan got a very easy job at the London embassy and also obtained British citizenship.
After his life was completed, Zhan Shizhan thought of giving birth to one or two and a half daughters, so that they could go back to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors in the future, and a few years later, Zhan Shizhan and his wife gave birth to a son and named him Zhan Zechun.
In addition, it is rumored that Zhan Shizhan also has two daughters, but the information about these two daughters is unusually small, and no one even knows what they are called.
The son recognized his ancestors and returned to the sect, but made a joke
After his son Zhan Zechun grew up in the UK, he always remembered his father's instructions, and one day he went back to see and recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, Zhan Zechun has been excellent in his studies since he was a child, although he is not as tall as his father, but he is also a handsome man.
Later, Zhan Zechun became a diplomat, and his job was at the British consulate in Shanghai, and he finally had the opportunity to visit his home.
Zhan Zechun returned to the hometown in his father's mouth with anticipation, but a scene of crying and laughing appeared, his uncle has also earned money outside over the years, and when he saw Zhan Zechun return, he thought in his heart that he came back to divide the family property.
So the uncle threw Zhan Zechun out, and the driven out Zhan Zechun did not know how to explain to his father, so he had to find a reason to prevaricate.
Now that so many years have passed, Zhan Shizhao's son and grandson have been born one after another, and they have little chance to go back to take a look, after all, they were all driven out that year, and their father has passed away, and they don't know what reason to find if they go back.
epilogue
After so many years, everyone has also solved the mystery of Zhan Shichi's height, according to the clues left by the Aohua Museum, his height is indeed very outrageous, but it is not as 3.19 meters as everyone says, and in Zhan Shichi's former residence, everyone also found that his bedroom is only more than three meters tall.
According to normal logic, Zhan Shizhai's height is about two meters six to two meters seven, but this is enough to show that Zhan Shizhan is unique in height.
Looking back on Zhan Shizhao's life, he was lucky and unfortunate, if it weren't for leaving so many old photos, maybe everyone couldn't believe that there would be such a tall person.