High there! A meeting of extremes

High there! A meeting of extremes



Standing more than five feet shy of his new friend, the world's smallest man shook the hand of the world's tallest yesterday.

The tallest man, Bao Xishun, meets the shortest man, He Pingping
The tallest man, Bao Xishun, meets the shortest man, He Pingping

He Pingping, 2ft 4in tall, said it was his long-cherished dream to meet Bao Xishun, 7ft 7in tall.

Mr He, 19, is applying to be entered in the Guinness World Records as the world's shortest adult. Mr Bao, 56, a herdsman from Inner Mongolia, meanwhile, is adjusting to life with his 5ft 6in tall bride, Xia Shujian, whom he married earlier this week.

Mr Bao was of normal height until 16 but then shot up, reaching his full height in seven years.