In 1945, ** ventured to Chongqing to negotiate peace with Chiang Kai-shek. This famous conversation left the world with several ** that will go down in history, one of which is particularly striking when the two of them stand side by side.
In this **, Chiang Kai-shek seems to be only one or two centimeters shorter than ***, which has triggered speculation about the real height of ***. Chiang Kai-shek's height archives when he studied in Japan show that his height was 169 meters, so some speculate that the real height of *** may only be about 170cm.
However, regarding the height of the great man, his guard Li Jiaji revealed in his later memories: "I measured the height of *** back then. So, is the real height of ** 170cm or 180cm?
Why are there different height claims?
**Tall, stand out in the crowd. According to a teacher at Yan'an Los Angeles Kindergarten, after Song Qingling learned that the conditions in Yan'an were difficult, he sent a batch of advanced height and weight measuring instruments to the kindergarten through overseas fundraising to meet the measurement needs of students.
That year, when the chairman inspected the kindergarten, he saw this measuring instrument, thanked Soong Qingling for his behavior for the country and the people, and personally measured his height, which showed that it was about 175cm.
In 1945, during the Chongqing peace talks, many precious photos were left, including a photo with Chiang Kai-shek and the US envoy Hurley.
By comparing the photos with Chiang Kai-shek and Hurley, it can be seen that ***'s height is comparable to that of Chiang Kai-shek and Hurley, and may even be higher.
In the group photo with Chiang Kai-shek and Hurley, ** looks a little shorter than Hurley, but judging from multiple group photos, ** should be about 180cm tall.
It turns out that Chiang Kai-shek's ** looks tall not because his height is taller than before, in fact, he may only be 169cm. This is because in political propaganda, in order to make Chiang Kai-shek look more majestic, the Kuomintang will ask photographers to beautify his image and height.
At the founding ceremony, it can be clearly seen through the video data that **'s height is about 180cm, which is even taller than his height.
Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek's ** looks tall not because he is tall, but a means of political propaganda.
In 1949, taking into account the special circumstances of the Liberation War, it was decided to go to Beijing to command the National Liberation War. **At that time, I lived in a villa in Xiangshan, Beijing, and in order to let the *** who worked hard day and night have a good quality of sleep, the staff specially purchased a more comfortable spring bed.
However, when the chairman learned the news, he fired a fire at the staff. The chairman told the staff that he used to be able to sleep on a wooden bed in Yan'an, why can't he now?
Now there are still many people living in poverty across the country, how much will this spring bed cost the country! Hearing the chairman's words, the guards had no choice but to change back to a plank bed for him.
In December of the same year, ** went to the Soviet Union for a visit. In order to save state money, under the instructions of the chairman, the guards made another wooden bed for him. Considering that the bed was temporary, the guards decided to measure the height of the chair in order to adjust the size of the bed.
Li Jiaji, a first-hand witness of height measurement, once clearly recorded that the chairman's height was 180cm. Even after many years, there are still people who have doubts about the height of the chairman, but the personal experience of the elder Li Jiaji proves this point once again.
Similarly, the chairman's health care doctor, Wang Hebin, also gave similar data, believing that the chairman's height should be about 180cm by visual inspection. Facts speak louder than words, and the confirmation of these authorities has made the question of the chairman's height clear.
Zhang Lifan, the son of patriot Zhang Naiqi, pointed out in the book that ** is about 173cm tall, standing with his father, ** two or three cm taller than his father.
However, ** has entered his old age, and when he is older, there will naturally be some changes in his height. Luo Jian, the eldest son of the founding general, also mentioned the height of ***, and after the founding of New China, he followed *** many times to inspect the place.
In June 1959, Jianguo *** returned to his hometown Shaoshan Chong for the first time, and ** was one of the accompanying people. Luo Jian mentioned that he is 182cm tall, and the chairman once called him "Luo's eldest son", and he stood with the chairman, only one or two centimeters taller than the chairman.
Therefore, it can also be confirmed from Luo Jian's mouth to a certain extent that the height of the great man is indeed around 180cm.
Based on *** history**, combined with the memories of his guard Li Jiaji, health care doctor Wang Hebin and *** general Luo Jian, it can be confirmed that the real height of *** is 180cm.
In particular, Li Jiaji's statement has a high degree of credibility. As for Mr. Zhang Lifan's point out that the height is about 175cm, it may be because the chairman is old and has undergone some physiological changes.