poor boy...3:18 the young great noble yangban is 金玉均 Kim Ok-gyun...he passed examination first,studied modernization in japan,he tried to change corrosive joseon dynasty,but killed cruelly by Empress Myeongseong's relations. last Joseon was like today's north korea and Kim families.
朝鮮の維新志士 Kim Ok-gyun (korean real Samurai)
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@sakura0jp0aikidodesu north korea average tall is 158 cm.joseon is 164 cm (isabellad bird bissob). he is i- mu.
i wonder which is concerned Korean reformer Kim Ok-gyun and height....but i try to check the book...
quotes from "Korea and Her Neighbours" by Isabella Bird Bishop
THE KOREAN PHYSIQUE
from wiriness to silkiness. Some men have full moustaches and large goatees, on the faces of others a few carefully-tended hairs, as in China, do duty for both, while many have full, strong beards. The mouth is either the wide, full-lipped, gaping cavity constantly seen among the lower orders, or a small though full feature, or thin-lipped and refined, as is seen continually among patricians.
The eyes, though dark, vary from dark brown to hazel; the cheek-bones are high; the brow, so far as fashion allows it to be seen, is frequently lofty and intellectual; and the ears are small and well set on. The usual expression is cheerful, with a dash of puzzlement. The physiognomy indicates, in its best aspect, quick intelligence, rather than force or strength of will. The Koreans are certainly a handsome race.
The physique is good. The average height of the men is five feet four and a half1 inches, that of the women cannot be ascertained, and is disproportionately less, while their figureless figures, the faults of which are exaggerated by the ugliest dress on earth, are squat and broad. The hands and feet of both sexes and all classes are very small, white, and exquisitely formed, and the tapering, almond-shaped finger-nails are carefully attended to. The men are very strong, and as porters carry heavy weights, a load of
' The following are the measurements of 1060 men taken at Seoul in January 1897 by Mr. A. B. Stripling:-
Highest | Lowest | Average | |
Height Size round chest Size round head | 5 ft. ¼ in 39 ¼ in 23¼ " | 4 ft. 9½ in. 27 in. 20 " | 5 ft. 4½ in. 31 in. 21½ " |
http://www7.plala.or.jp/juraian/korrepalt.htm
韓国人は斬新な印象を与えた。彼らは中国人とも日本人とも似ておらず、その両民族よりずっと美貌である。韓国人の体格は日本人よりずっと良い。……韓国人は非常に明敏で聡明である。韓国人たちはスコットランドで言うところの「言葉の意味を聞き分ける聡明さ」に相当に恵まれている。外国人教師たちはもっぱら口をそろえて、韓国人たちの熟達し機敏な認知能力と、外国語を素早く習得する卓越した才能、さらには中国人や日本人より韓国人がずっと良い抑揚でより流暢に話すという事実を証言する。（イサベラ・バード・ビショップ『韓国とその近隣諸国』）
韓国人の日常的表現は、当惑を感じさせるほど活気に満ちている。顔つきは最も美しい人を基準に見て、力や意志の強靭さよりは鋭い知性を表す。韓国人は確実に美しい種族である。体格も良い方である。成人男子の平均身長は163.4㎝である。女子の平均身長は確認できないが、世界中で最も醜悪な衣服のためその欠点が誇張され、女子の姿はずんぐりして平べったい。男子は力がきわめて強く、荷役人夫に45㎏の荷は普通である。家族生活は大家族制で、道徳的に至極健康である。（イザベラ・バード・ビショップ）
100 pounds being regarded as a moderate one. They walk remarkably well, whether it be the studied swing of the patrician or the short, firm stride of the plebeian when on business. The families are large and healthy. If the Government estimate of the number of houses is correct, the population, taking a fair average, is from twelve to thirteen millions, females being in the minority.
Mentally the Koreans are liberally endowed, specially with that gift known in Scotland as " gleg at the uptak." The foreign teachers bear willing testimony to their mental adroitness and quickness of perception, and their talent for the rapid acquisition of languages, which they speak more fluently and with a far better accent than either the Chinese or Japanese. They have the Oriental vices of suspicion, cunning, and untruthfulness, and trust between man and man is unknown. Women are secluded, and occupy a very inferior position.
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
日本奥地紀行
http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2184/pg2184.html (all of texts)