Abstract: 4800 Zhuang students in the Bose region of Guangxi at the age from 7 to 18 years were investigated. The measurements include stature, sitting height, body weight, chest circumference, shoulder breadth and pelvic breadth. All data are analyzed by the programs of medical statistics (POMS), and comparisons are made between the students in urban area and rural area, Zhuang stu- dents in 1998 and in 1980, Zhuang students and Han students of the whole country, Zhuang students and Mongolian students, Zhuang students and other minority nationalities, Zhuang students and Japa- nese students.

Key words: Anthropometry; Growth and Development; Zhuang nationality