Abstract: According to the international standard anthropometric method, we research the stature of 1214 Han nation students aged 7— 17 who live in rural area of Dalian, and based on the data available, we research the growth secular trend, sex differnces, and the age at peak height velocity of stature o f these students. The result shows that the stature o f Dalian Han nation students become higher gradually during the last 21 years. The increase of stature per decade is 2. 94cm for male and 2. 09cm for female, but the stature of the group of 8 years old and those of the groups of 9 and 10 years old decrease in the period from 1987 to 1995. The age at peak height velocity appears 2 years earlier for male and 1 year for female within this 21 years.

Key words: Stature, Growthh secular trend, Anthropometry, Han nation students