He measured 74cm (2'5") tall, was the third child of the family. He had 2 sisters, both of whom developed at normal rates. The child was growing very slowly, the doctors diagnosed the cause as the bone deformity , which hinders normal bone growth and body height. He was a chain smoker.
In January 2007, He was invited to take part on a television program in Tokyo, Japan became the internet icon. His home of Inner Mongolia is also home to Bao Xishun, who at 2.36m tall was recognized by Guinness as the world's tallest man until September 2009. Their televised meeting in July 2007 attracted global media attention. In May 2008, he appeared in British Channel 4 documentary called The World's Smallest Man and Me. In September 2008, he appeared with the world's longest-legged woman in London's Trafalgar Square, to publicize the release of the 2009 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. In September 2008, he traveled to New York City to help launch the 2009 edition of Guinness Book of World Records, which certified him as the world's shortest walking man.
He was admitted to a hospital on 3rd March 2010 in Rome, Italy after complaining of chest pains. He died on 13th March 2010 at the age of 21 of heart complications. The Guinness World Records editor-in-chief said that he was "inspiration to anyone considered different or unusual.
