Is Yao Ming the tallest Chinese person of all time?

[kyparrish]

I say no, our evidence is inconclusive.

 

[Mrvile]

No, saw this dood in a basketball pic once and he was seriously nearing 8ft. He was a good 2 feet taller than everyone around him. It was rediculously.

 

[kyparrish]

Originally posted by: Mrvile
No, saw this dood in a basketball pic once and he was seriously nearing 8ft. He was a good 2 feet taller than everyone around him. It was rediculously.

But was he Chinese?

 

[Sheepathon]

No

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[sniperruff]

i think i remember a chinese guy being 7ft 8 and he can't afford shoes...

 

[Juno]

oops i voted yes.

i should've voted no because one guy from mongolia is freaking tall.

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: kyparrish

Originally posted by: Mrvile
No, saw this dood in a basketball pic once and he was seriously nearing 8ft. He was a good 2 feet taller than everyone around him. It was rediculously.

But was he Chinese?

Heck yes. I think he was coming to America to play basketball but I'm not sure, it was a quick glance at a newspaper article a while back.

 

[Mo0o]

There's already a chinese guy taller than him that's playing basketball, just not in the US

 

[uhohs]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Shun

 

[ManSnake]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
There's already a chinese guy taller than him that's playing basketball, just not in the US

Prove it!

 

[potato28]

This guy is!

 

[UncleWai]

Xi Shun looks like a pimp.

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: uhohs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Shun

I bet he gets mad 'tang.