Description:
South Sinid subvariety, typical for the plains of the Red River in Northern Vietnam. Named after the old Tonkin protectorate / Ðông Kinh region. Developed through continuous Sinid expansions to the South and assimilation of indigenous Shanid elements. Most common in Northern Vietnam, but sporadically also appears in Southern Vietnam and parts of Indochina as well as Southern China.Physical Traits:
Yellowish light brown skin with coarse straight to slightly wavy hair. Short, macroskelic, endomorph to ectomorph. Brachycephalic, hypsicranic. Short, mesorrhine or mildly platyrrhine, round-tipped, low-rooted nose. The face is round with coarse features. Cheekbones protruding and angular. Mouth large, lips thick, chin low, forehead steep. Eyes slanting, sometimes with epicanthic folds. Body hair scant.Literature:
Named and defined as a South Sinid variety by Eickstedt (1938-1940, 1944) during his expeditions in Asia. Biasutti (1967), Vogel (1974) already place it closer to South / Paleo Mongoloid. Anthropometric analysis by Olivier (1967).
