Why are Chinese people really tall and some really short?

[Xero Park]

How come Chinese people can be really tall (for example: Yao Ming) and some be really short?  

[Popourri]

The people from Northern China are generally stereotyped as taller, and Southern shorter. There are exceptions to that stereotype, but it's probably mostly based on genetics. The tall people congregated in the north or something. Haha~
Anyways, in Beijing you're considered a third class handicap if you are under 5'10". Means people have to help you on the buses, because you might not be able to reach the rings, that's all.
Don't northerners eat more meat and grain? I think that that might be a minor reason why they might be taller; however it should mostly be genetics... Really, I'm not sure why it happens like that, but there are tall people in both Northern and Southern China. I guess there's more in the North... That's all... Just like how there are tall people and short people in the USA. o_o Genetics.  

[A Bathing Panda]

China has more than a billion people, that's why.  

[kuinluvsnear]

Based on genetics.......  

[KairiYukine]

x___Ushio-chan says:

I'm 5'8" tall and my brother and my dad are both 6 feet tall. Plus my alot of my cousin and uncle from dad side are tall as well. So we (cousin, uncle, dad, brother and I) are never short. o-o

 

[jjwang97]

It's based on your family tree and genetics. Because I'm taller that my older sister, my dad and mom. And their short and I'm the random tall one so it all depends! >w<  

[kuinluvsnear]

Popourri

The people from Northern China are generally stereotyped as taller, and Southern shorter. There are exceptions to that stereotype, but it's probably mostly based on genetics. The tall people congregated in the north or something. Haha~
Anyways, in Beijing you're considered a third class handicap if you are under 5'10". Means people have to help you on the buses, because you might not be able to reach the rings, that's all.
Don't northerners eat more meat and grain? I think that that might be a minor reason why they might be taller; however it should mostly be genetics... Really, I'm not sure why it happens like that, but there are tall people in both Northern and Southern China. I guess there's more in the North... That's all... Just like how there are tall people and short people in the USA. o_o Genetics.

My family is like from southern China & there's like a mix of tall & short =/
My aunt & uncle are short & then my cousin is like taller then both of them....i guess it depends on the food we eat too..  

[Docta Mike]

It is really random. Then again, with a big population, you get results.

 

[Popourri]

kuinluvsnear

My family is like from southern China & there's like a mix of tall & short =/
My aunt & uncle are short & then my cousin is like taller then both of them....i guess it depends on the food we eat too..

Hehe~ Like I said, it depends, and it's a stereotype. However, they really do have that law, in which you are considered handicapped if you are under 5'10" in Beijing. I am not aware of a law like that in Southern China.  

[scared-flower]

ah i wish i was on the taller side, sadly i'm short ;__;  

[O r a l F ii x a t i o n]

Popourri

The people from Northern China are generally stereotyped as taller, and Southern shorter. There are exceptions to that stereotype, but it's probably mostly based on genetics. The tall people congregated in the north or something. Haha~
Anyways, in Beijing you're considered a third class handicap if you are under 5'10". Means people have to help you on the buses, because you might not be able to reach the rings, that's all.
Don't northerners eat more meat and grain? I think that that might be a minor reason why they might be taller; however it should mostly be genetics... Really, I'm not sure why it happens like that, but there are tall people in both Northern and Southern China. I guess there's more in the North... That's all... Just like how there are tall people and short people in the USA. o_o Genetics.

Oh damn. D:
I'm from Beijing, and I'm 5'2"
wtf happened to me? D:

 

[Popourri]

O r a l F ii x a t i o n

Oh damn. D:
I'm from Beijing, and I'm 5'2"
wtf happened to me? D:

Hehe~ Third class handicap? It makes you unique when you go back. wink My dad went there and he's considered handicapped... Lol.  

[Captain Yo]

A Bathing Panda

China has more than a billion people, that's why.

this is it! the simplest answer you could get biggrin
there really isn't a better way to explain it than this biggrin  

[Fates Fatality]

>3>;

I say Genetics~

Thats the scientific answer. xD

 

[The Badongest One]

It's all in the genes. Even though I may be only half Chinese, I'm still hella short.

5' 1". Beat that. xD
I blame coffee.