Acta Anthropologica Sinica ›› 2016, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (03): 431-444.

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A study on the physical characteristics of Barags in China

LI Yonglan, ZHENG Lianbin   

  • Online:2016-09-15 Published:2016-09-15

Abstract: The physical characteristics in Xin Barag Left Banner of Hailaer (196 males and 204 females) of Barags were investigated, compared with the physical characteristics between Barags and Chinese or foreign groups, Come to the conclusion of physical characteristics of Barags and approached a problem, that is the Barags typing position in the ethnography, analyzed the reason of formation of the physical characteristics of Barags. The results are as follows: 1) Barags with higher frequency of eyefold of the upper eyelid and he percentages of mongoloid is 40%. The nasal root height is medium-type, the height of ala nasi is medium-type, the nasal profile is lower. The nasal profile is straight type, the zygomatic projection is prominent, thickness of lips is mainly filmy. Black hair color, yellow skin color and brown eye color. Convex chin with higher frequency obviously. Barags have the physical characteristics of mongolian stock. 2) The most obvious body characteristics of Barags is large weight. The lavel of bust, waist circumference, hip circumference and thigh circumference are largest of ethnic groups in china. Its subcutaneous fat is thick and BMI far more than modern rural of Han in china. 3) The males and females of Barags are brachycephaly, hypsicephalic type and tapeinocephalic type, mesoprosopy, mesorrhiny, broad chest circumference and medium shoulder breadth. Medium distance between iliac crests, mesatiskelic type, short and fat. In addition, males are long trunk. Females are middle trunk. 4) The results of principal component analysis show Barags showed medium figure in Mongolia, and weight is bigger, head is longer and wider, crack a narrow mouth, nose high value is small, the nose wide, and with thin lips. Barags hane physical characteristics is closest to Buriats and Tuvas. 5) The physical characteristics of Barags belong to a medium tapy between the Baykal of the North Asian type of Mongoloid and the Central Asian type, which contain the European race. 6) Barags from Turkic language groups to Mongolian language groups gradually. Genetic factors is the main reason for the formation of its physical characteristics and living environment, dietary components also have important effects on formation of its physical characteristics.

Key words: Viviperception; Somatoscopy; Barag; Mongolia; North Asian type