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World's Tallest Man Weds, But Wife Doesn't Measure Up

Mongolian marries 5'6" hometown honey

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 12, 2007 5:26 PM CDT

(Newser) – A 7-foot, 9-inch livestock herder from Inner Mongolia has tied the knot with a saleswoman two-thirds his height and almost half his age. Bao Xishun, 56, and Xia Shujuan, 29, had a traditional Mongolian ceremony and extravagant reception, and some 15 businesses looking to get in on the publicity sponsored the lavish festivities, Reuters reports.

Guinness officially declared Bao the tallest man in the world last year; he edged out the previous title holder by only 2mm. The newlyweds both hail from the town of Chifeng. "If we have a child, I hope he or she can be 1.8 -1.9 metres [5'9"-6'2"] tall. Then he or she can play basketball," Bao said.

The world's tallest man, Bao Xishun, who stands 2.36 metres (7 feet 8 inches), as his bride is unveiled at their public wedding ceremony at the tomb of Kublai Khan on the outskirts of Erdos, in China's northern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Thursday, July 12, 2007. Bao married 1....
The world's tallest man, Bao Xishun, who stands 2.36 metres (7 feet 8 inches), as his bride is unveiled at their public wedding ceremony at the tomb of Kublai Khan on the outskirts of Erdos, in China's...   (Associated Press)
The world's tallest man, Bao Xishun, who stands 2.36 metres (7 feet 8 inches), and his bride (in red veil at left) are surrounded by guests at their public wedding ceremony at the tomb of Kublai Khan on the outskirts of Erdos, in China's northern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,...
The world's tallest man, Bao Xishun, who stands 2.36 metres (7 feet 8 inches), and his bride (in red veil at left) are surrounded by guests at their public wedding ceremony at the tomb of Kublai Khan...   (Associated Press)
The world's tallest man, Bao Xishun, who stands 2.36 metres (7 feet 8 inches), waves at guests and members of the Chinese media as he stands with his bride at his public wedding ceremony at the tomb of Kublai Khan on the outskirts of Erdos, in China's northern Inner...
The world's tallest man, Bao Xishun, who stands 2.36 metres (7 feet 8 inches), waves at guests and members of the Chinese media as he stands with his bride at his public wedding ceremony at the tomb of...   (Associated Press)
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