Since ancient times, scholars have always been the image of a weak person, and their hands are powerless. As the founder of Confucianism, Confucius is the idol of scholars all over the world. Is he also a weak scholar? No. Confucius is not only tall and strong, but also skilled in martial arts.
In Xunzi's Flying Elephant, Xunzi described Confucius with this sentence:
The shape of Zhong Ni, such as Mongolia. Shu Meng is a deity used in ancient twelfth lunar month to drive away epidemic ghosts or funerals. The face is ugly, the hair is messy and the shape is fierce. Confucius looks like a monk, which shows that he is fierce. The portraits of Confucius in the past dynasties also confirm this statement from another angle.
Confucius is really not a handsome man with good facial features, but a man born in different phases. In previous articles, we wrote that Confucius was born with fangs, which were not only irregular, but also fangs that could not be covered by his lips. If we go back to modern times, it is necessary to adjust our teeth.
Confucius was born in Lu (now Qufu, Shandong) during the Spring and Autumn Period. Since ancient times, the men here are often tall and burly, and they are called "Shandong Dahan". There are records about Confucius' appearance in Historical Records, which also proves that Confucius' height is really not low. It says: Confucius is nine feet six inches tall.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, one foot was equal to 20.5 cm. According to this standard, the height of Confucius is 1.97 meters ... The average height of people in the Spring and Autumn Period was only 1.6 1 meter. Confucius, nearly 2 meters long, stood in the crowd, just like Yao Ming. He is definitely a little giant. Coupled with his strong physique and fierce appearance, he gives the impression that he is not angry and arrogant.