Bao Xishun

A Chinese man has become a contender for the title of the world's tallest man, after measuring in at more than 8ft.Zhao Liang, 27, entered the Tianjin hospital for an operation to relieve pain from an old muscle tendon injury on his left foot. His height caused a stir among hospital staff who urged him to get measured properly.They discovered that Mr Zhao is 8.07 ft tall (2.46m), making him 3.9 inches (10cm) taller than Bao Xishun, the current tallest man, who is 7.9ft (2.36m).Mr Zhao, who...Read Full Story

Latest Updates News About Worlds Tallest Man: Bao Xishun (also known as Xi Shun or “The Mast”) (born 1951) is a herdsman from Inner Mongolia, China, who was recognized by Guinness World Records as one of the world’s tallest living men. Guinness World Records had returned the title of world’s tallest man back to him after Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk took over the title briefly. After Stadnyk refused to be measured under new guidelines, which required him to be independently measured by Guinness...Read Full Story

Bao Xishun, the world's tallest man, has announced he will become the world's tallest father after getting his 5ft 5in wife pregnant.7ft 9in Bao married his normal sized wife Xia Shujuan last year and while they insist they are equal partners in marriage she only reaches her husband's elbow.They are now said expecting their first child and Bao, a herdsman from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, said he would like his son or daughter to be tall enough to play basketball.He could also be given a second...Read Full Story

A contender for world's tallest man underwent foot surgery at a Chinese hospital where doctors confirmed he is 10 centimetres (four inches) taller than the current title-holder, state press said Tuesday.Zhao Liang, 27, was measured at 2.46 metres when he had an operation at a hospital in Tianjin city to relieve an injury suffered nearly a decade ago, Xinhua news agency reported.It was when he sustained the initial injury that doctors first found out Zhao was taller than fellow countryman Bao...Read Full Story

April 14, 2009BEIJING (AFP) - A contender for world's tallest man underwent foot surgery at a Chinese hospital where doctors confirmed he is 10 centimetres (four inches) taller than the current title-holder, state press said Tuesday. Zhao Liang, 27, was measured at 2.46 metres when he had an operation at a hospital in Tianjin city to relieve an injury suffered nearly a decade ago, Xinhua news agency reported.It was when he sustained the initial injury that doctors first found out Zhao was...Read Full Story

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The 27-year-old is four inches taller than the current holder of the title, another Chinese man, but the media-war Zhao has not yet decided whether he wants the Guiness Book of Records to officially ratify him. Lying on a makeshift iron bed in a hospital in the northern city of Tianjin after an operation on his foot, Zhao seems almost bored with his sudden rise to fame. The hospital was forced to put together two standard-sized iron beds to accommodate the giant from central Henan province...Read Full Story

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The world's tallest person, 2.36m-tall or in more familiar terms...7'7"! Bao Xishun of China and his pregnant wife Xia Shujuan are seen at their home in Zunhua, north China's Hebei province on September 26, 2008. The couple got married last year, and Xia Shujuan is pregnant now and is expected to give birth around the upcoming national holiday. And after working a rather busy 12 hour shift last night...this is the mental picture I shall take to bed with me. Congratulations to them both...Read Full Story

2.36-meters-high Chinese herdsman Bao Xishun, the world's tallest man, decorates his house ahead of the Chinese New Year in Chifeng City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. He looks pale but still healthy. Other black celebrity gossip: Cha Tae Hyun On Family Outing After Rain Gong Li Is Singaporean Natalie Tong shocks passers-by New The Spirit Trailer Britney: For the record! by Britney SpearsRead Full Story