Bao Xishun (also known as Xi Shun; born November 2, 1951) is a Chinese herdsman from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, recognized by ''

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'' as one of the world's tallest living men at tall. He was formerly certified as the tallest living man by the ''Guinness World Records''. On September 17, 2009,

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overtook Bao Xishun as the tallest living man.

Career

Xishun Bao claims to have been of normal height until he was sixteen years old. He served in the

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for three years. He later returned to Inner Mongolia to live with his mother and worked at the

Chifeng Chifeng,; also known as Ulanhad ( (Улаанхад хот), ''Ulaɣanqada qota'', , "red cliff") also known as Ulankhad in Mongolian, is a prefecture-level city in Southeastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It borders Xilin Gol Le ...

City local hospital for several months. In 2005, he became the world's tallest man. Bao suffers from

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. In December 2006, Xishun Bao was asked by veterinarians to assist them in removing shards of plastic from the stomachs of two dolphins. The dolphins had accidentally swallowed the shards, which had settled in their stomachs and caused a loss of appetite and depression. Veterinarians had been unable to remove them, so Xishun Bao used his 1.06-metre-long arms to reach into the dolphins' stomachs and remove the plastic manually.

Personal life

Bao is ethnically

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. Xishun Bao married saleswoman Xia Shujuan on March 24, 2007. The Mongolian ceremony took place on July 12, 2007. Bao's son was born at a hospital in

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province on October 2, 2008. Bao appeared on the eleventh episode of ''

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'' as the "Pit Stop" greeter. The episode aired on May 2, 2010.

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World’s tallest man, Xishun Bao, has married

A photo with his bride (picture 4)
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bao, Xishun 1951 births Living people Chinese soldiers 20th-century Chinese military personnel Shepherds People from Chifeng Chinese people of Mongolian descent

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