Bao Xishun, a 55-year-old Mongolian man, became the "tallest living person in the world" in Guinness World Records with a height of 2.36 meters. Previously, the record of "the tallest living person in the world" belonged to Tunisia's Rad Juhani Sharbiber, whose height was 2.35 meters in April 1999. According to Wu Xiaohong, the certification officer of Guinness World Records (China) Reporting Center of Liaoning Publishing Group, Bao Xishun was born in Ongniud Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 195 1. Five brothers and sisters, all of normal height. Bao Xishun's childhood developed normally, but from the age of 15, it suddenly grew wildly. That year, he had grown to 1.89 meters, and by the time he was 20 years old, he had reached about 2. 1 meter. At present, Bao Xishun weighs 165kg, has legs 1.5m, has palms as big as cattail leaf fans and feet 38cm long. It costs more than 5 million to make a suit. The Second Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University has done a comprehensive physical examination for Bao Xishun, and found that his cardiopulmonary function and pituitary secretion are normal. Experts believe that his height belongs to natural growth.