Husband to really look up to

March 28, 2007


The world's tallest man, whose search for a bride covered the world, ended up marrying a woman about half his age and half his height from his home town, Chinese media reported today.

Bao Xishun, 56, a 236cm herdsman listed by Guinness World Records as the tallest living man, married a 29-year-old Chinese saleswoman, the Beijing News said.

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

His bride, Xia Shujuan, a mere 168 cm, comes from Chifeng in Inner Mongolia, as does Bao.

(From the Sydney Morning Herald which has a picture of the happy couple.