Abstract: The Heath-Carter somatotyping method was used to study the somatotype of Han among 418 adults (197 males,221 females) in rural areas in Ningxiang country,Hunan province.The results showed that,① The mean somatotype values of the male and female are 3.5-5.3-1.8 and 4.9-4.9-1.4 in rural districts respectively,which represent the endomorphic mesomorph category in male and endomorph mesomorph category in female.② The age of 30 is the cutoff point of somatotype of adult males in rural.Before the age of 30,male muscles is more developed and fat content is relatively low.After the age of 30,with increasing age,accumulation of subcutaneous fat is increasing,but the somaotype does not change obviously.The age of 40 is the cutoff point of somatotype of adult females in rural.Before the age of 40,with the growth of age,muscles become more developed and linear declined in body.After the age of 40,body muscle and fat content has declined,but the somatotype does not change obviously.③ The somatotype of rural adults of Han in in Ningxiang country,Hunan province shows significant differences between genders.Compared with the other groups,the mean somatotype of males in rural area is most close to that of Ewenki (SAD=0.36) and that of Han in rural areas of Shandong (SAD=0.37).The mean somatotype of rural females was most close to that of Ewenki (SAD=0.36).