Zhan Shichai (1841 - 5 novembre 1893) était un géant chinois qui a visité le monde comme 'Chang the Chinese Giant' au XIXe siècle. Son nom de scène était 'Chang Woo Gow'. Zhan est né à Fuzhou, province de Fujian dans les années 1840, bien que les rapports de l'année varient de 1841 à 1847. Sa hauteur était de plus de 2,4 m (8 pieds), mais il n'y a pas de dossiers faisant autorité. Il a quitté la Chine en 1865 pour se rendre à Londres où il est apparu sur scène, voyager plus tard en Europe, et aux États-Unis et en Australie comme 'Chang the Chinese Giant'. Zhan a reçu une bonne éducation dans divers pays, et a développé un bon und

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Zhan Shichai (1841 - 5 November 1893) was a Chinese giant who toured the world as 'Chang the Chinese Giant' in the 19th century. His stage name was 'Chang Woo Gow'. Zhan was born in Fuzhou, Fujian Province in the 1840s, though reports of the year vary from 1841 to 1847. His height was claimed to be over 8 feet (2.4 m), but there are no authoritative records. He left China in 1865 to travel to London where he appeared on stage, later travelling around Europe, and to the US and Australia as 'Chang the Chinese Giant'. Zhan received a good education in various countries, and developed a good understanding of ten languages. In America, he earned a salary of $500 a month. Kin Foo, the Chinese wife who accompanied Zhan from China, died in 1871, and Zhan later married Catherine Santley, a Liverpudlian whom he met in Sydney, Australia. They had two children: Edwin, born in 1877 in Shanghai, and Ernest, born in 1879 in Paris. In 1878, Zhan retired from the stage and settled in Bournemouth, where he opened a Chinese teahouse and a store selling Chinese imports. Zhan died in Bournemouth in 1893, four months after his wife, aged around 50. His coffin was 8 feet 6 inches (2.6 m) long.

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