| Location | Inner Mongolia |
| Age | 21 years |
| Cause of Death | Heart Attack |
| Date of Birth | 1989 |
| Date of Death | 13/03/2010 |
| Visitors | 1,689 since 16/03/2010 |
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The Chinese family of the world’s shortest man said they were stunned to learn of his sudden death aged just 21 while on a trip in Italy.
Standing just over two feet five inches – or 29 inches – tall, He Pingping suffered chest pains while taking part in a television show in Rome.
The young man from the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia was rushed to hospital but died on Saturday from heart complications.
His sister, He Lihua, said her brother had shown no previous signs of ill health. “We just did not expect this bad news,” she said from her home in the industrial city of Baotou in Inner Mongolia where Mr He had lived.
She added: “Pingping went to Italy… and he called us every day saying he wasn’t eating well and that he missed us.”
Mr He had a form of primordial dwarfism. His father, He Yun, had said that when his son was born he was small enough to fit into his parent’s hands. Mr He was officially recognised as the world’s smallest man by the Guinness World Records in 2008.
Craig Glenday, its editor-in-chief, recalled measuring Mr He in Inner Mongolia in 2008. He said: “For such a small man, he made a huge impact around the world."
He added: “From the moment I laid on eyes on him, I knew he was someone special - he had such a cheeky smile and mischievous personality, you couldn't help but be charmed by him. He brightened up the lives of everyone he met, and was an inspiration to anyone considered different or unusual."
Mr He regularly travelled around the world to promote the Guinness World Records with other record holders.
In September, 2008, Mr He visited London where he was photographed alongside Svetlana Pankratova, the woman with the longest legs for the launch of the 2009 Guinness World Records book.
Earlier this year he travelled to Istanbul to launch of the Guinness World Records live roadshow, where he posed alongside the world’s tallest man, Sultan Kösen, who stands at 8 ft 1 in (246.5 cm).
His trip to Italy this month was to film an appearance on the records show Lo Show Dei Record. He reportedly began to feel ill two weeks ago when he was taken to hospital by production staff.
Guinness World Records said it would announce Mr He's successor as the world's shortest man in due course. Khagendra Thapa Magar, 18, from Nepal, who is reportedly 20 inches (51cm) high, declared in February that he is the rightful holder of the title.
source: Times Online
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size does not matter
You were a small guy loved by all who met you, and what i have read about you, You had the biggest personality in the world so your a double record holder well done and Rest in peace, Goodnight my friend. X
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