Xishun from Inner Mongolia, is 2.38 meters tall and is applying for the Guinness World Record.

Aged 53, Xishun has been plagued by his imposing stature for the past 30 years. His need for specially made shoes and clothes and a large appetite have brought financial troubles to his family, while poverty has prevented Xishun from ever marrying.

Isolated by the broad Inner-Mongolia plain, Xishun's miraculous height wasn't discovered until this September when he was invited to be a model by an advertising company.

Xishun is 0.02 meter higher than current Guinness World Record holder.

(CRI December 29, 2004)