Wu Dalang is one of the characters in the Water Margin. She is ugly and short, but she has a beautiful wife. Later, she not only had an affair, but also killed Wu Dalang with her adulterer. But in reality, Wu Dalang was the county magistrate of Qinghe County in the early Ming Dynasty. He was an honest official all his life, but he was unfair because of an accident.
The two sons of the Wu family in Water Margin, Song Wu is eight feet tall and Wu Dalang is less than five feet tall. At that time, one foot was converted into about 30cm now, so Wu Dalang should be about 150cm, while Song Wu was about 2m 40, so it should be exaggerated to say that Wu Dalang is less than five feet tall, highlighting his short stature and cowardice.
However, Wu Dalang in reality is a handsome man with outstanding literary talent. According to the unearthed bones, the height of Wu Dalang should be around 1.78 meters, which is not bad even now, not to mention the average height is not as good as that of modern ancient times.