Abstract: The physical characteristics of 336 adults (186 males, 150 females) of Russ nationality living in Inner Mongolia were based on 9 somatoscopic measurements, 58 anthropometric measurements, and 38 physical indices and index types. Comparisons were also made between the Russ inhabitants and other nationalities in China. The Russ nationality type has the following characteristics.
Most men have an upper eyelid eye fold, which is observable in 3615 % and 3410 % for males and females respectively. The cephalic index falls into the following categories: hyperbrachycephaly, hypsicephaly and tapeinocephaly. The morphological facial index is hypereuryrosopy. Nasal root height is high and the alae nasi is medium size. The nasal index is leptorrhiny. Ear lobe type is frequently rounded. Black hair color and pale yellow skin color is common, and there is significant sexual difference in eye color. Common physical features of the body include: mesolength shape of the trunk , mesatiskelic type with a dumpy somatotype, a broad chest circumference , broad breadth of the shoulder and broad breadth of crista iliaca. Arm span is long. The physical characteristics of the Russ nationality is most closely related to the Uzbek nationality and the strong physique is closely related to Russians of north pole region of Russia.

Key words: Somatoscopy; Anthropometry; Russ nationality