With a height of 2.38 metres ( 7' 10'' ) Xi Shun (R) an applicant for the title of the tallest man waits with an applicant for the longest haired woman during a presentation for the Guinness World Records in Beijing January 28, 2005. It's hard to stand out in a country of 1.3 billion, but on Friday hopes of a world record brought out some of China's most extraordinary citizens.
