The leader of our country** is undoubtedly a great man whom we admire in our hearts. Under his leadership, our country moved from the old society to the new era.
In the past, many people wanted to be able to catch a glimpse of ***. Although we already know his image through historical images, his height has remained a mystery.
Although in the traditional impression, the *** figure as a great leader should be tall, but the actual situation is different, some people say that his height is not as tall as we imagined.
Regarding the height of ***, there is such a saying: he is 1.73 meters tall. This statement originated from a photo of him with Chiang Kai-shek. It was during the Chongqing negotiations in 1945, in order to celebrate the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek invited *** to participate, and arranged for a photographer to take a group photo for them.
As can be seen from the group photo, although *** is taller than Chiang Kai-shek, the gap is not very large, only about five centimeters.
According to the records of the Japanese non-commissioned officer school, Chiang Kai-shek's height is accurate to the millimeter, which is 1.69 meters, and this data indicates that the height of *** should be about 1.73 meters. In addition, this statement is also confirmed by comparing the height between *** and ***.
Since the two are often together, there are a lot of photos of them together. According to Deng Yingchao, **'s height is 1.69 meters, which is the most credible information. As can be seen from the group photo of *** and ***, the height gap between the two is not large, ** is only half a head taller than ***, so ***'s height should be between 1.75 meters and 1.78 meters.
Standing next to ***, **'s height is not obviously dominant, **'s height is only 1.7 meters. In the photo with Nixon of the United States, the height difference between the two leaders is minimal, and Nixon's height is said to be 1.82 meters, so it can be seen that the height of ** should be about 1.8 meters.
Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the president personally measured his height and weight. During the war, Yan'an was repeatedly bombed by the Japanese army, which threatened the safety of local children.
Under the personal promotion of Chairman ***, the first nursery school in Yan'an was built, so that children can study with peace of mind under fire. At the same time, the kindergarten gradually grew, receiving nearly a hundred children.
For the healthy development of children, the nursery school regularly conducts height and weight measurements. However, due to the limited conditions at the time, only a wooden ruler used to make adult clothes could be used for measurement, and although this method was simple, the measurement results were not precise and could only be roughly estimated.
After Song Qingling learned of this, he actively contacted patriotic overseas Chinese and raised a batch of daily necessities from abroad, including advanced height and weight measuring instruments. One day, the chairman of ** took time to visit the children in the nursery school, and happened to meet them measuring their height, so he also stood up and measured his height and weight by the way.
Although there were no detailed records, the teacher at the time recalled that the height of the ** chairman was about 1.75 meters.
**The real height has been controversial. Some people think that he is 1.8 meters tall, but others think that he is only 1.7 meters tall. However, these claims were eventually disproved.
It is alleged that after living in Zhongnanhai, because he was used to sleeping on a wooden bed, he asked to replace the sponge bed and make a new wooden bed. The length of this bed is 2 meters, so it can be inferred that the height of ** must be more than 1.8 meters, otherwise it is impossible to use a large bed with a length of 2 meters.
Li Jiaji, who was responsible for measuring the height of ***, clearly remembered that the height he measured that day was 180cm. In addition, Wang Hebin, a health care doctor next to him, also verified this data.
Therefore, whether it is 1.8 meters or 1.7 meters, it may be the real height of ***. In the past era, especially in the late Qing Dynasty and ** period, people's height was generally low, and even the average height of men was only a little more than 1.6 meters.
Therefore, even if the minimum height of *** is only 1.7 meters, he will look very tall, giving people a feeling of "tall".
Secondly, we estimate the height difference by comparing **, but because during the shooting process, each person's standing position and angle may be different, resulting in a visual height difference, which makes the judged height different from the actual height.
Finally, everyone's height is not fixed, and a tall posture in adolescence will make you slightly taller, and in old age, your height may decrease due to hunched over.
Regarding ***'s height, there is a theory that after he was old, due to changes in his body, he was 2-3cm shorter than when he was younger. However, his position as a great leader and his great contribution to the revolution did not pay much attention to his height.
After all, in people's hearts, his image is incomparably noble and majestic.