Following the death of the world's smallest man earlier this year another Chinese man has stepped forward hoping to claim the title.
Huang Kaiquan, 40, of Sanjiang village, Hejiang County in southwest China's Sichuan province, measures only 2ft 5.91in (76 cm).
This makes him just 1.4cm taller than fellow Chinese man He Pingping, who was just 2ft 5.37in (74.6cm) tall.
He Pingping was officially recognised as the world's smallest man until his death in March this year at the age of just 21.
Huang, who weighs just 12kg, the same as a three-year-old, is now hoping to claim the record.
According to his mother Cheng Fuxiu, Huang, or 'short brother' as he is known locally, was born in February, 1970.
He is the 2nd child and only son and all the other family members are of normal height.
Cheng comments: "He didn't grow at all one month after birth. We thought it's just late development and didn't pay enough attention then".
However, by the time Huang was three years old he was still wearing the clothes of of a one-year-old. "Then we noticed his unusualness," added Cheng.
The couple took Huang to various hospitals within the province, but doctors were unable to provide a diagnosis to explain his unusual height.
"Relatives suggested us to dump him, but we couldn't do that as he is our son," said Cheng.
Huang was discovered by a performing troupe in Chengdu when he was 21 and he worked as a performer for the next two decades.
He recently retired from performing and now lives back at home with his family.
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