广西壮族体质特征

根据头面部各项测量数字观察及其与国内各地汉族对比,广西壮族与广西的汉族最接近。但两者之间的容貌仍有区别。例如壮族人的眼裂较宽,双眼皮比例较多,红唇较厚,面高、鼻高、头高均比汉族低矮,两眼外宽远比汉族大。与其他少数民族体质特征相比,壮族与黎族、布依族、彝族最接近。作者认为壮族在其体质特征上也属华南人类型。壮族与黎族、布依族、彝族关系密切,可能均为古越族的后裔。

PHYSICAL CHARACTERS OF ZHUANG NATIONALITY IN GUANGXI

A somatological survey on 245 males and 61 females of Zhuang nationality living in Guangxi was carried out by the authors in January, 1980. The results of the studies are summarized as follows: 1. The physical characters of Zhuang nationality The hair is straight in form and black in color in most cases. The form of the head befongs to short-wide type and cephalic index mostly belongs to Brachycephaly. Brown eye color is commonly represented in both sexes. There are not Mongolian folds in most cases. Double eye-lids are observed in high percentage. The palpebral opening is of the wide type and its direction is of horizontal type. The profile view of the nasal bridge is mainly of wavy type. The nasal index belongs to Mesorrhiny. The facial form in most cases is of ovoid type. According to the component classification of the morphological facial height and facial breadth, most of them belong to low-wide type. The morphological facial index belongs to Euryprosopy. 2. The relationship between Zhuang and other nationalities In comparison with other minority nationalities in "Rm" value, Zhuang nationality is closer to Li, Buyi and Yi nationalities. As to the relationship with Han nationality living in different provinces, Zhuang nationality is by "Rm" value, closer to Han nationality living in Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and Hunan provinces. Zhuang nationality is basically similar to the other inhabitances living in South China in physical characters. Zhuang nationality is different from Han living in Guangxi mainly in the fact that they have lower morphological facial height, lower height of nose and that of head. According to these analyses we consider that Zhuang nationality belongs to South China pattern in physical characters, like other inhabitances living in South China, and may originate from a common ancestor.