The physical fitness of the ancients was very different, and the physical fitness of the laborers was poor
Not all milk is of high quality, and similarly, not all ancients had an excellent physique. There were huge differences in the physical fitness of the ancients in different periods and social backgrounds, and the degree was very different.
If you're skeptical, then you might as well take a look at archaeological finds.
In the century, the average height of Chinese was not lower than that of Western foreigners. According to statistics, in the European armies of the 19th century, there were not many big men who were more than 1.7 meters tall.
Of the 80,000 French soldiers, only 743 were over 1.72 meters tall, only 7 were more than 1.82 meters tall, and most were between 1.47 and 1.57 meters tall.
The average height of the French battle infantry was only 165 cm, and the average height of the light infantry was 163 cm.
These data show that the height of Chinese is no worse than that of Westerners.
The average height of a British soldier in the 19th century was 5 feet 6 inches (about 1.).67 meters), the average height of an Italian soldier was 5 feet 4 inches (about 1.).62 meters), easy access to the Janissaries of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
The average height of German and Scottish soldiers was also 1636 cm to 165between 9 cm. Norway's 1761 conscription standard was to be over 159 centimeters tall, and they had dominated the Winter Olympics for a long time.
Therefore, in the century, the height of 1.6 meters was considered to be the height of a strong man in Europe.
After BC, the average height of Germanic and Viking people was 1.72 meters and 1.68 to 1.76 meters, respectively, while in Europe in the century, these heights were regarded as giants by the Roman Empire and European civilians at the time.
Although these heights may not seem significant today, they were quite rare tall people in those days.
In ancient China, men were not inferior in height to Westerners. For example, in the Han Dynasty, a height of seven feet (about 161 cm) was considered the standard for ordinary people to serve, while a height of more than eight feet (about 184 cm) was regarded as a sign of a strong man and a beautiful man, and there was even a special record in the history books.
By the Tang Dynasty, the standard for a large man in the shape of a man had become more than six feet (about 186 centimeters), which was the best criterion for selecting cavalry. Thus, it can be seen that the standard of height for men in ancient China was actually quite high.
The physical fitness of ancient people used to be very high, but in modern Europe, various occupational diseases have seriously endangered the health of Europeans. Starch workers in France are prone to weakness, printing and dyeing workers often have lung problems, and shoemakers often suffer from tuberculosis and pulmonary edema.
Painters often suffer from enteritis. In the UK, workers' housing standards are so low that they can even "live in a pigsty", and their dwellings share a toilet with 380 people.
Workers have been working as child workers since primary school, and their average life expectancy is unlikely to exceed 30 years, and even 15 years for short-term work. Irish workers in Britain do the heaviest work, but the standard of food is very low, and they can survive on potatoes for 30 weeks.
According to Engels, the physical health of the British industrial workers was not ideal, most of the workers were in a weakened, skinny state, and there were few strong, well-built and healthy people.
As a result, the focus of conscription in modern Europe was mainly on the rural population, because the urban workers were not physically fit for the intensive training of the army due to the long hours they worked.
In ancient times in southern China, especially during the Ming and Qing dynasties, residents in Jiangsu and Zhejiang suffered from schistosomiasis, and nearly 90% of the residents in the early days of liberation were plagued by this disease.
As a result of the rampant spread of this disease, rural residents in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were in extremely poor physical condition and were unable to become qualified soldiers. Although the Taiping army did not believe in evil, they were not able to get rid of the troubles caused by illness in the end.
Compared with European industrial workers, the residents of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in modern times are indeed inferior in health and combat effectiveness.
During the Qin and Han dynasties, ancient people had both agriculture and hunting in their daily lives, so their protein intake was relatively high. At the same time, most of them also received training for military service, which allowed them to greatly improve their physical fitness and combat effectiveness.
Therefore, the title of "strong man" is not groundless.
Although netizens generally have a good impression of the old people after liberation, believing that their health and living conditions have been greatly improved, and even similar to the ancients of the Qin and Han dynasties in terms of spirit and spirit, we cannot easily compare the people after liberation with the ancients, so as to draw a very good opinion of the ancients.
Because in fact, the differences between the ancients were also very large.