| Bao Xishun, 56, a 2.36-metre (7 ft, 7 inches) herdsman listed by the Guinness World Records as the tallest living man, and his bride, Xia Shujuan, 29, 1.68 metres (5 ft., 5 inches), take part in an Erdos Wedding Ceremony at Genghis Khan's Mausoleum, Inner Mongolia Autonomous1 Region July 12, 2007. |
| Bao Xishun, 56, a 2.36-metre (7 ft, 7 inches) herdsman listed by the Guinness World Records as the tallest living man, sings a song for his bride, Xia Shujuan, 29, 1.68 metres (5 ft., 5 inches), during their Erdos Wedding Ceremony at Genghis Khan's Mausoleum, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region July 12, 2007. |
| July 13 - The world's tallest man, Bao Xishun, again took spotlights2 in his formal ceremonial wedding held on Thursday morning in E'erduosi League, in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Bao Xishun, a local herdsman of Mongolian ethnicity, was born in 1951. He is 2.36 meters tall. In 2005, he was recognized as the tallest living person in the world by the Guinness Book of Records. His wife, Xia Shujuan, 28 years old, is 1.68 meters tall.
The two officially registered to get married on March 26 in the Inner Mongolian city of Chifeng.
According to Sohu.com reports, Bao specially3 arranged his traditional Mongolian wedding with his wife Xia at the E'erduosi League, just because it is a meaningful place where the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan, the First Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, also father of the Mongolians, lies. Bao says the way he holds his wedding because he is the descendant4 of Genghis Khan, a great Mongolian.
The world tallest man also told Sohu.com that he and his wife got up at 5:30 in the early morning on Thursday just to finalise preparations. They felt very happy and excited. He said that if in the future he has a tall son, he would like to see him playing basketball.
Bao Xishun also told the press that following the wedding he would like to do more for his hometown and help further publicize the Mongolian traditional cultures to the world.
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autonomous
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| adj.自治的；独立的 |
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- They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
- This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。
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spotlights
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| n.聚光灯（的光）( spotlight的名词复数 )；公众注意的中心v.聚光照明( spotlight的第三人称单数 )；使公众注意，使突出醒目 |
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- The room was lit by spotlights. 房间被聚光灯照亮。
- The dazzle of the spotlights made him ill at ease. 聚光灯的耀眼强光使他局促不安。 来自辞典例句
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specially
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| adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地 |
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- They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
- The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。
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descendant
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| n.子孙，后裔，弟子 |
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- He is a descendant of Confucius.他是孔子后裔。
- He is a lineal descendant of the company's founder.他是公司创始人的直系后裔。
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