前几年,不少人对某些古典小说中描写的武将高大的身材发生了兴趣,认为古人比现代人高。对此《化石》杂志于1984年第4期一篇文章对上述看法做了否定性论述。但是,我国古代是否有过巨人,即使有巨人,会有穆铁柱那样高吗?笔者想就此问题阐述一下自己的观点。 A few years ago, many people were interested in the tall stature of generals described in some classical novels, thinking that the ancients are taller than the modern ones. In this regard, “Fossil” magazine in 1984, a fourth article made a negative argument on the above view. However, has there been a giant in ancient China, and even if there is a giant, there will be as high as Mu Tiezhu? The author would like to elaborate on his own point of view on this issue.