China’s ‘Bee Man’ contest

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Twenty-year-old beekeeper Lu Kongjiang waves as bees cover his body during a contest against 42-year-old Wang Dalin, also a beekeeper, on July 17, 2011, in Longhui County of Shaoyang City, central China’s Hunan Province. Photograph: Xinhua/Lu Jianshe/AP

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Spectators watch as Wang Dalin makes his attempt during the contest. Dalin won the contest against fellow beekeeper Lu Kongjiang after attracting 26.86kg of bees onto his body, covered only by a pair of shorts and swimming goggles. Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images

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A beekeeper wearing tens of thousands of bees waits to be weighed by the judges. Photograph: AP

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Bees cover the legs of Wang Dalin.

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Bees cover Lu Kongjiang. Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images

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