Home is where the heart is for world's tallest man

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BEIJING (Reuters) - The world's tallest man, whose search for a bride covered the world, ended up marrying a woman from his home town nearly half his age and more than two feet shorter, Chinese media reported on Wednesday.

Bao Xishun, 56, a 2.36-metre (7-ft, 9-inch) herdsman listed by Guinness World Records as the tallest living man, married a 29-year-old saleswoman, the Beijing News said. Both come from Chifeng in Inner Mongolia.

"After sending out marriage advertisements across the world and going through a long selection process, the efforts have finally paid off," the newspaper said.

It was the first wedding for Bao and his bride, Xia Shujuan, a mere 1.68 metres (5 ft 6 inches) tall.

Bao reached his height in a seven-year spurt that began in his teens and which doctors have yet to explain, according to Guinness.

After a career in the army, where he was recruited for a basketball team, he returned to Inner Mongolia. He now herds livestock and hires himself out for publicity stunts.

In December, Bao saved the lives of two dolphins by reaching deep into their stomachs with his 1.06-metre (42-inch) long arm to pull out pieces of plastic, according to Chinese media.

[almaty 19]

whoa.............that is one tall dude

[one...two...tree 2,762]

whoa.............that is one tall dude

Must have been all that sheep milk.

[almaty 19]

whoa.............that is one tall dude

Must have been all that sheep milk.

yeap..damn, i can pervertly image those two..doing the dirty deed............

[raymaga 25]

I wonder how he sleeps at night without his legs hanging off the end of the bed????? That's quite a visual!!!!!

[Robor007 0]

Good for them!

The odd thing is she's not a short woman by any means. Just standing next to him she looks that way because he's *really* tall. I have a few Filipina friends who are under 5' tall. It would be funny to see them standing next to him!

[GaryC 7]

whoa.............that is one tall dude

Must have been all that sheep milk.

yeap..damn, i can pervertly image those two..doing the dirty deed............

What?? They don't have that big of a difference! hehe

[cheeky^Wolf 0]

We actually saw this guy when we were in London watching the Changing of the Guards. We got there 2 hours before it started to get a good position, this guy strolls up with 5 mins to spare and has the best view!

[Dan J 277]

What?? They don't have that big of a difference! hehe

Heheh. Reminds me of whenever I stood next to Dan. Sometimes I hate being short

[eric&gen 0]

Damn all she has to do is bend her knees a little. lol

[Nikita2Charles 32]

I wonder if everything about him is proportional

[Ban Hammer 13,345]

Damn all she has to do is bend her knees a little. lol

[almaty 19]

I wonder if everything about him is proportional

heard that he was hung like a shetland pony

[eric&gen 0]

I wonder if everything about him is proportional

heard that he was hung like a shetland pony

From what i hear the taller you are the smaller it gets lol.

[almaty 19]

I wonder if everything about him is proportional

heard that he was hung like a shetland pony

From what i hear the taller you are the smaller it gets lol.

whoa..is that true..i an 6 feet 3 inches and hung like a hamster..maybe, you are right...